Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 112 54% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 182 23% 176 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 83C2) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	8.61% Terrible	Lighting 10.8 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 9.09 9% 10.8 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 11.7 8% 9.99 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.61% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 47 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 49.3 Write 49 Mixed 40 SusWrite 43.5 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 61%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 10GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 56 54 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 47.7 Write 46.2 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 55.4 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-519.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 14.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $255

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