Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.9% 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.

PC Performing as expected (53^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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 136 60% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 426 41% 338 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 68.6 42% 51.7 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 53.5 Splatting 43.2 36% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 84 106 100 115 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 355 Write 352 Mixed 258 SusWrite 124 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 40.7 137% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41.6 DQ Write 69.5 DQ Mixed 44.2 37% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 231GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 159 158 158 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 382 Write 338 Mixed 297 SusWrite 158 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 41.8 132% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 39.7 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 52.8 44% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 123%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 159 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 158 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.9 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	17x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 3,080 samples	11x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $391

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