Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.6% 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	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 118 57% 89.6 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 377 36% 299 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 42.7 Parallax 37 33% 40.2 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 153 156 154 155 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 380 Write 368 Mixed 270 SusWrite 152 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 42.3 135% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.1 DQ Write 92.4 DQ Mixed 51.7 43% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 438GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 158 157 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 152 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 157 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL7-4 F3-12800CL7-4 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 667, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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