Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 128 57% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 355 39% 307 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41 39% 45.1 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 37.7 31% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 279 103 102 109 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 467 Write 330 Mixed 380 SusWrite 178 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 45.9 146% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 260 194% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 134%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 865GB free Firmware: JP4OA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 128 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 65 SusWrite 130 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 16GB 2,897 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5.7 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 3.3 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 4.6 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 142% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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