Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

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

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.2% Average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 23.4 2-Core 45.9 32% 45 Pts	4-Core 84.9 8-Core 109 12% 97.1 Pts	64-Core 139 9% 139 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 66.1 38% 59.6 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 53.1 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 101 117 124 142 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 352 Write 107 Mixed 124 SusWrite 113 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 1.8 33% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 62 DQ Mixed 30.8 38% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 175 174 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 161 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 175 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 12.5 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 7.8 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

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