Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.8% 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	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 134 60% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 400 38% 317 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 62.8 58% 68.2 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 56.7 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 303 303 309 308 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 355 Write 361 Mixed 315 SusWrite 310 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 36.2 120% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 48.6 41% 57 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 128%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 362GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 339 149 91 90 92 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.5% Average	Read 229 Write 160 Mixed 183 SusWrite 181 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 21.3 88% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 45.8 DQ Mixed 26.9 22% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 102%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 737GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 30.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 31.3 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 52%

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 $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