Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 55 2-Core 110 53% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 220 30% 220 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 56.8 37% 43.9 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 37.2 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 76 86 80 89 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 136 Write 108 Mixed 105 SusWrite 84.7 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 76%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 125GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 67.9 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 41%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 38GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 83 84 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 82.7 Write 73.5 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 84.2 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-011.A03LF 9905403-011.A03LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 8GB 667, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.3% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.3 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 25%

Raft

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	5x

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $205

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