Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	28% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 119 54% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 371 35% 290 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%

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: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 38 Reflection 34 46% 36 fps
Poor: 25% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 16 23 16 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 328 Write 244 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 42.6 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 8.9 39% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 13.3 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 13.6 10% 14 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 692GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 164 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 170 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 164 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 139GB free Firmware: PB3OC60N SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 59 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 51 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 60.2 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 3x4GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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