Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.6% 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	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 76 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 123 54% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 351 37% 294 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.6 53% 66.9 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 66 Splatting 55.6 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 83 77 82 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 413 Write 378 Mixed 344 SusWrite 132 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 35.7 115% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 186 137% 180 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 142 144 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 132 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 142 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 F3-12800CL9-4 Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 41%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $645

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16