Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.4% 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)
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 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.

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 Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 82.7 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 108 52% 81.4 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 211 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PwrHis(1787 2317) 3GB CLim: 1082 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 35 Parallax 60.5 40% 48 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 42.4 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Corsair Force GT 60GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,200 Write 44.5 Mixed 80.7 162% 775 MB/s	4K Read 574 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 4.4 877% 194 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 69%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 1TB 1,147 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 265GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 86 84 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 85.8 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 222% 2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 140%
Hitachi HDN724040AL 4TB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: MJAO Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.5 Write 99.8 Mixed 32 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-151.A00LF 9905403-151.A00LF 9905403-083.A00LF 9905403-083.A00LF 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.9% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 12.8 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 9.4 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 66%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	48x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	40x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	31x

RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,822 samples	6x
CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F CT51264BA160B.C16F 16GBUnknownBench 37%, 54 samples	6x
XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 47%, 2,501 samples	5x

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $268

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