Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 83.5 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 105 52% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 320 31% 253 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 56.7 46% 58.9 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 49.8 46% 57.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 42 54 119 91 91 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32% Below average	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 110 SusWrite 83.3 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 20.3 68% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 18 DQ Write 43.8 DQ Mixed 22.7 20% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 99%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 127GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 66 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 79.7 Write 33.5 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 64.9 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	26x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	25x
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	24x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $75

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16