Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 124 57% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 329 32% 262 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% EVGA(3842 2690) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.90 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 45.8 29% 39.1 fps	MRender 49.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 33 32% 40.8 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LAT-128M3S 128GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: VAA5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 263 284 246 265 266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 335 Write 269 Mixed 221 SusWrite 259 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 22.8 4K Mixed 13.4 52% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 162 139% 206 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 442GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 130 118 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 123 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
ADATA HV610 500GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 49GB free, PID a21a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 37 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 73.7 68% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x8GB 24,552 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.6% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.9 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 98%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $439

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16