Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	30.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 137 57% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 416 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 42 Parallax 41.2 35% 42 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 34.5 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 117 2 36 127 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 316 Write 275 Mixed 139 SusWrite 79.3 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 8.8 42% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 16.5 DQ Mixed 17 13% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 55%
WD Green 750GB (2012) 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 691GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 109 111 110 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 126 Write 112 Mixed 74 SusWrite 107 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 237GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 110 111 110 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 108 Write 62.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 107 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% null MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.9% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 6.9 23% 8.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 54%

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) $30	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