Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% 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	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (84^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 116 59% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 450 42% 351 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 39.1 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 34.5 25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 26%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c87 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 341 340 160 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 384 Write 333 Mixed 315 SusWrite 207 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 29.3 104% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 190 141% 184 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB 3,295 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.9 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.3% 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 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	20x

Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $655

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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