Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 123 58% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 331 32% 264 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Zotac(19DA 3178) 1GB CLim: 600 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	5.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 8 Parallax 5.62 6% 6.83 fps	MRender 6.62 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 8.09 6% 7.37 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 66 77 83 79 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 86.2 Write 88.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 73 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 430GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 137 141 138 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 25 SusWrite 139 72% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 82%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 13,169 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.9 4.1 7.6 7.6 7.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 7.5 Mixed 3 SusWrite 5.7 10% 8.68 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 58% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 8%

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 as expected (56^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% 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

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples	12x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16