Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	58% 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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 94.2 50% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 258 27% 214 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 38.9 36% 42.3 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.1 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 87 63 43 50 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 396 Write 374 Mixed 296 SusWrite 84.7 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 34.1 109% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 44.4 39% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 745GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 181 183 186 185 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 11 Write 101 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 175 57% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 7.4 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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