Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33% 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	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 145 60% 100 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 373 40% 318 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3200) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.44 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 37.1 34% 40.3 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 34 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 130 133 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 376 Write 138 Mixed 191 SusWrite 127 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 28.7 104% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 149 117% 162 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 892GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 125 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 140 Write 122 Mixed 114 SusWrite 124 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11.1 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x
840 Pro 128GBSamsung $150Bench 90%, 34,842 samples	1x
840 Series 500GBSamsungBench 72%, 7,390 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 367 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	1x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	1x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $346

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