Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X2 550 3,836 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AM3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.9% Average	Memory 78 1-Core 48.1 2-Core 95.6 48% 73.9 Pts	4-Core 95.5 8-Core 95 13% 95.2 Pts	64-Core 60.1 4% 60.1 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 46.2 31% 39.6 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 33 Splatting 38.8 28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct120bx5 0 120GB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6C SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 176 38 37 49 45 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.8% Below average	Read 238 Write 178 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 82.4 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 13.7 64% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 0.7 20% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 79%
351 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.9 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	3.65% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 2.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.7 7% 6.32 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.65% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 10.5 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 50%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	3x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	3x
GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples	2x

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $172

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16