Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 152 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 429 42% 346 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1170 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 41% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 503ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 96 106 97 107 110 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.9% Above average	Read 122 Write 178 Mixed 149 SusWrite 103 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 35.2 124% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 101 100% 160 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 201GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 70.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 87.3 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 616GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 102 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 64.7 Write 67.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 103 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 18.8 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 53%

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