Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.3% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (60^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 81.3 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 97.1 49% 75.5 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 200 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 50.5 Parallax 59.2 36% 51.2 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36.5 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SH00R120GB 120GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02T130S4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 28 41 37 38 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 212 Write 110 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 42.5 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 572GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 167 155 147 155 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 102 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 156 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.3% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 7 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.8 16% 5.47 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	5x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $783

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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