Question Why does my PC perform below expectations? (36th percentile)

[elxokas]

I recently built my PC for the first time and now after 2 weeks of use i run a benchmark and it turns out that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. Is there something i should try to fix or change? Or was it just an unlucky components batch? I have xmp turned on too.
Benchmark results

 

[punkncat]

I wouldn't take UBM too seriously. That is a nice system and you should enjoy it quite a bit.

UBM is a composite of all the systems that have been tested using their benchmark. This is folks with stock setups, not overclocked and so on all the way to whatever exotic cooling method someone tries to leverage for a good score for bragging rights. This isn't a direct comparison with the exact parts you have, but ALL the systems tested there.

Your background use is very good at 2% and your components make for a strong gaming build. If it is performing well in your use case don't worry too much about synthetic benchmarks that really mean nearly nothing.

 

[Bob.B]

I recently built my PC for the first time and now after 2 weeks of use i run a benchmark and it turns out that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. Is there something i should try to fix or change? Or was it just an unlucky components batch? I have xmp turned on too.
Benchmark results

Run ubm like this.
Reboot.
Wait a few mins.
Run ubm with the browser closed.

 

[CelicaGT]

Never, ever use UBM. It's an utterly biased and a trash site. If you want to benchmark use industry standards, focusing on the things you will actually DO with your rig. Otherwise just run it and enjoy it.

Edit to add:

"PC gamers looking to join AMD’s “2%” GPU club (Steam stats: 5000/6000/7000 series combined mkt share) need to work on their critical thinking skills: Influencers (posing as reviewers) are paid handsomely to scam users into buying inferior products."

-From UBM RTX4060 write up. Any website outputting drivel like this should be avoided at all costs.

 

[punkncat]

Edit to add:

"PC gamers looking to join AMD’s “2%” GPU club (Steam stats: 5000/6000/7000 series combined mkt share) need to work on their critical thinking skills: Influencers (posing as reviewers) are paid handsomely to scam users into buying inferior products."

-From UBM RTX4060 write up. Any website outputting drivel like this should be avoided at all costs.

That quote also goes well for You Tube, Twitch, and other such influencer/reviewer sites.

Part of the reason that I have so much respect for Bry over at Tech Yes City. A couple of years ago he was having a 'talking head video' and he plainly states that he is in the business of selling PC, often used and older, and that he openly admitted that he makes changes to settings, scaling, leaving case panels off, and anything else he can to make those parts seem as good as they possibly can be. Thus, they sell the way he wants them to. And the plus side being that ANY time he is doing a product review on something that was "sent over" that he discloses this very plainly such both to satisfy his viewer base as well as the sponsor (as it were) of that particular video.

These folks make money by telling you what you want to hear about your hardware (in most cases).

 

[CelicaGT]

That quote also goes well for You Tube, Twitch, and other such influencer/reviewer sites.

Part of the reason that I have so much respect for Bry over at Tech Yes City. A couple of years ago he was having a 'talking head video' and he plainly states that he is in the business of selling PC, often used and older, and that he openly admitted that he makes changes to settings, scaling, leaving case panels off, and anything else he can to make those parts seem as good as they possibly can be. Thus, they sell the way he wants them to. And the plus side being that ANY time he is doing a product review on something that was "sent over" that he discloses this very plainly such both to satisfy his viewer base as well as the sponsor (as it were) of that particular video.

These folks make money by telling you what you want to hear about your hardware (in most cases).

Agreed. Typically I read/watch multiple reviews, even ask some of my online acquaintances if they have/use the product. It usually takes me quite some time to make a large purchase such as a GPU or processor. It's not the price as much as the worth to me, and the troubles I may have returning or replacing. As far as UBM goes, even disregarding their blatant lack of professionalism they fall into the objectively useless category of aggregate benchmark. No single benchmark suite can give any meaningful indication of how a PC will perform in a specific task, or even general tasks. All they can do is enable a comparison of how machines perform RUNNING THAT BENCHMARK. I really like it when games come with a built in benchmark, truly allows both myself and reviewers the ability to see how the expensive new shiny thing performs doing the thing I plan to do with it.

 

[SkyNetRising]

i run a benchmark and it turns out that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better.
Is there something i should try to fix or change?

SSD seems to be getting significantly lower scores, than it should have.
It might be running at PCIE 3.0 x2 mode (instead of PCIE 4.0 x4).

Run AS SSD benchmark and show screenshot here.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

 

[helper800]

I abhor UBM as much as the next tech guy, however, to say that it is completely useless is, in my opinion, not true. I find it very easy to get some diagnostic data from UBM that is easily provided by users. For instance, it shows RAM usage, background CPU usage, the date of the BIOS update they are on, the speed their RAM is currently running at vs what that kit is advertised to run at, and the exact make and model of the motherboard their system is on.

 

[helper800]

I would run a CPU temperature monitoring software and make sure that the CPU is not downclocking itself because of excessive temperatures. Something like HWiNFO ran in sensors only mode is easy enough to use. Just scroll down to CPU temperatures and monitor them while the CPU is being stressed.

 

[Eximo]

UBM is inconsistent when comparing different hardware. But whatever the benchmark, as long as you compare like to like, can tell you a lot. Also not terrible for orders of magnitude type things. I can't trust a 7700XT vs an RTX4060Ti or an Intel 13700K vs a 7800X3D, but a 7700X compared to a 7700X, sure.

Basically just saying that your CPU is running below average. That doesn't mean it isn't working. Still within the 'green'

You also have to keep in mind that it is mostly enthusiasts/more knowledgeable people submitting benchmarks. They will have overclocked or have premium CPU coolers.

When asking for assistance, list all the hardware. Userbenchmark can't tell us about the CPU cooler, Chassis, number of fans, or your PSU.