Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.7% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 117 55% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 295 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.7% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 40 Parallax 36.5 34% 39.6 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 33 29% 36 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 304 346 344 343 342 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 247 Write 332 Mixed 225 SusWrite 316 64% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 14.8 72% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 101 104% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 174 176 175 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 157 Mixed 107 SusWrite 170 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 189 190 189 191 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 195 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 188 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 933, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 15.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.6 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 63%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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