Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.5% 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)
Boot Drive	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 140 60% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 381 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.10.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 61.2 40% 47.5 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 40.2 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB 728 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 443 Write 296 Mixed 290 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 17.1 112% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 62 66% 110 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 121%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M7 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 537GB free Firmware: 2AR1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.6% Average	Read 72.3 Write 69 Mixed 72.3 54% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 41%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 136GB free Firmware: 1.10 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 101 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 5.87 4K Mixed 0.27 159% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 195%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.07% Terrible	Read 23.4 Write 3.41 Mixed 4.89 10% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.11 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.008 30% 2.71 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.07% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB 387 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 105%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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