Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 56.5 2-Core 117 52% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 138 18% 138 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 110 Parallax 99.6 85% 105 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.9 81% 99 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 9.5 Mixed 12.7 9% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD Elements 10B8 500GB 1,821 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 242GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 20 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 20.2 Write 19.7 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 20.6 27% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 18%

Surfboard

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

Tree trunk

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 3,584 samples	11x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	10x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 16GBUnknownBench 39%, 564 samples	8x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

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