Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 123 57% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 367 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 48.5 Parallax 43.4 36% 45.3 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 38.4 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 46 52 36 51 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 97.3 Write 84.1 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 44.6 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series000 1600 CL9 Series000 8GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%

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

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	48x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	25x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	24x

RAM
1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 25,310 samples	35x
2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 24,552 samples	34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	11x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $196

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