Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 143 61% 99.8 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 414 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 40.4 34% 42.3 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 39 Splatting 35.1 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 276 Write 178 Mixed 247 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 29.8 117% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 234 175% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 134GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 204 202 208 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 147 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 204 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-115.A00LF 9905403-115.A00LF 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	16x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	12x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $152

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16