Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8121U 242 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 66.6 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 160 61% 106 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 258 34% 252 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 540 233 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Intel(8086 2075) 2GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Lighting 13.8 Reflection 19.5 Parallax 19.5 11% 17.6 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 14.3 Splatting 17.1 12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000VT001-1RE172 1TB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 900GB free (System drive) Firmware: SDC2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 38 35 50 63 56 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 111 Write 19 Mixed 29 SusWrite 44.5 37% 51 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 73%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,042 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 13GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.56% Terrible	Read 18.1 Write 8 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 3.3 15% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.56% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung F8E304HB-MGCj 2x2GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB Row of chips LPDDR4 3733 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 23.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i3-8121UIntelBench 54%, 242 samples	49x

GPU
Radeon RX 540AMDBench 12%, 233 samples	40x
Radeon 500AMDBench 13%, 1,010 samples	9x

SSD
MX300 750GBCrucial $85Bench 89%, 24,471 samples	2x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	2x
TM8PS7001T 1TBTeamBench 75%, 2,755 samples	2x

RAM
F6E304HB-MGCj 2x4GBSamsungBench 76%, 152 samples	31x
F8E304HB-MGCj 2x2GBSamsungBench 67%, 48 samples	16x
2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 3,234 samples	2x

Value: 30% - Poor

Total price: $85

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16