Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.9% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 79.2 1-Core 50.9 2-Core 112 51% 80.7 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 328 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 7.6 5% 6.03 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 6.9 5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3501103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 232 230 233 235 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 312 Write 220 Mixed 242 SusWrite 231 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 20 82% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 96.5 85% 127 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-017.A 2x4GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $490

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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