Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	35.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 135 61% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 428 38% 322 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 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% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 39.5 37% 43.6 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.7 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 79 71 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 69 Write 164 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 84.6 63% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 867GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 144 Mixed 68 SusWrite 161 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

RAM
XMS3 DDR3 2x4GBCorsairBench 41%, 479 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 40%, 4,425 samples	2x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 4,885 samples	2x

Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $230