Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.3% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 146 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 435 43% 352 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 67.8 57% 69.1 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.7 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 47 61 60 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 374 Write 360 Mixed 264 SusWrite 51.1 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 34.8 123% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.7 DQ Write 79.5 DQ Mixed 43.7 37% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 89%
Transcend TS32GSSD25S-M 32GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 30GB free Firmware: 101028 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 51 62 60 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 194 Write 44.2 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 54 20% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 17 62% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 19.8 DQ Mixed 20.5 15% 19.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 31%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 663GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 151 156 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 158 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 155 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16