Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.2% 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	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1804 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '16 at 00:20
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 150 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 302 35% 270 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 2.81 Parallax 284 48% 115 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 48.7 39% 47.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SS DSC2BF180A4L 180GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSTi Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 64630667870841 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 241 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 133 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 45 77312360479 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 133 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 52109 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 57 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 52109 (F2) Unknown 100 100 72002 (F9) Unknown 100 100 10173	42.9% Average	Read 425 Write 145 Mixed 257 60% 275 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 9.72 32% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 40.3 63% 121 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 72%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 23 Write 20.2 Mixed 21.4 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 44%, 2,237 samples	5x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 4,885 samples	4x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $423

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16