Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 110 54% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 243 27% 212 Pts	64-Core 250 15% 250 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 0000) 3GB CLim: 909 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	9.83% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 13 Parallax 9.19 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 15 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 14.8 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 9.83% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 158 161 158 164 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 168 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 158 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 919GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 176 174 180 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 123 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 179 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	26x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16