Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 114 56% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 197 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

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: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 32 Parallax 47.2 30% 38.5 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 31.8 Splatting 38.3 28% 33.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 59 47 62 71 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 58 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 58%
WD WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 292GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 121 Write 111 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 115 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 424GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 150 154 154 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 122 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 154 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-084.A 2x8GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.4% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 9.2 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 49%

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: $439

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