| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
| Motherboard | Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds) |
| Memory | 2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20140407 |
| Uptime | 0.7 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 11 '18 at 19:51 |
| Run Duration | 221 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 49% |
PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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55.1%
Above average
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53% 84.7 Pts
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28% 219 Pts
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14% 229 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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96.2%
Outstanding
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125% 166 MB/s
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96% 0.99 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Team Dark-1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
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36.9%
Below average
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38% 13.2 GB/s
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23% 8.1 GB/s
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45% 89.4 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89
| CPU |
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| FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples | 865x |
| FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples | 645x |
| FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples | 438x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples | 186x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 160x |
| RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples | 118x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 70% - Very good | Total price: $358 |