Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.5% 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	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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 119 54% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 206 28% 206 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 36C5) CLim: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 31.5 30% 34.3 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 34 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 605GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 168 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2100 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14168 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2095 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2014 (C2) HDA temperature 111 96 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67% Good	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 83.7 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.27 112% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 GU512303EP0202 CM3X2G1333C9 GU512303EP0202 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.7% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 10.4 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 9 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $396

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