Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 11,026 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Memory 55.4 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 113 45% 76.8 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 194 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 55.3 Parallax 70.6 52% 63 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 70.7 50% 60.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 50%
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 22,117 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.78 3% 4.15 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 3.53 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 20 3.1 25 141 84 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 411 Write 337 Mixed 177 SusWrite 87.2 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 14.7 60% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 40 46% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 133GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 187 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 186 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 49GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 67 71 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 80.7 Write 55 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 67.7 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 8 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	12x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	7x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	7x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
AG38G2130U2 AG38G2130U2 16GBUnknownBench 42%, 5 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 3,851 samples	2x

Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $293

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