Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.8% 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)
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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 126 60% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 269 30% 238 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 32 Parallax 59.9 39% 46.6 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 46.4 Splatting 39.8 32% 39 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 446 Mixed 376 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 47.1 153% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 260 195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 580GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 104 104 102 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 96 Write 83.3 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 103 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $516

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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