Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

PC Performing as expected (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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 136 62% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 415 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 46 29% 36.1 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 34 Splatting 32.9 26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 34%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 37 80 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 91.8 Write 93.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 74.9 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 67%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $396

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