Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 120 57% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 334 31% 260 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 3,983 User benchmarks, average bench 8% EVGA(3842 C873) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.01% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 4 0% 4.82 fps	MRender 6.38 Gravity 8.27 Splatting 6.7 6% 7.11 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 2.01% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 515GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 58 57 44 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 59.8 Write 65.5 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 55.3 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 49%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 149GB free Firmware: 3.43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 56 55 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 55.4 Write 14.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 55.9 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 31%

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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

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