Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.6% 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	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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (40^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% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 129 59% 95 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 441 42% 348 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 53.2 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 55.1 43% 56.9 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 50.7 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 59 51 76 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 113 Write 121 Mixed 58 SusWrite 65.5 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 150GB free Firmware: GM4OA5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 109 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 108 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 2604 2TB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 2604 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 24 23 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 23 Write 24 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 23.4 32% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	127x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	90x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	56x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	48x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $138

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