Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 56 2-Core 92.9 50% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 167 21% 161 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2127) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.79% Terrible	Lighting 0.87 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 1.06 1% 1.1 fps	MRender 1.19 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 1.52 1% 1.13 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.79% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 11 6.4 50 17 164 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.3% Poor	Read 208 Write 186 Mixed 158 SusWrite 68.3 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 15.7 47% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 17.3 DQ Write 23.4 DQ Mixed 18.2 14% 19.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 429GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 166 160 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 142 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 176 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	39% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.6 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 65%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $144

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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