TESTA A percentage measure of component performance per price for typical real world use.
For each component class the UBM effective speed is based on thousands of user benchmarks. The aim is to quantify real world performance for typical consumer use. The value for money rating scales UBM effective speed by current market price to arrive at a percentage which is chosen to ensure that the best value mainstream component scores 100%. The specifics are component dependent and take into account factors such as capacity where larger drives tend to be cheaper per GB and therefore offer better value. The value rating tends to favor additional performance over reduced price because when considering a $100 component most consumers would rather pay an extra $15 for 10% more performance.
Find out how value for money ratings are calculated for each component type:
2018 Hardware Rankings
 PC Score |
PC Status |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 secs agoAsrock AB350 Pro4 | Gunboat | 48% |
| 8 secs agoGigabyte GA-B450M DS3H-CF | Destroyer | 68% |
| 9 secs agoAsus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) | Battleship | 51% |
| 12 secs agoAsus MAXIMUS IX CODE | UFO | 78% |
| 17 secs agoAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2 | Aircraft carrier | 58% |
| 20 secs agoAsus PRIME B350-PLUS | Battle cruiser | 82% |
| 21 secs agoAsus ET2221A | Tree trunk | 58% |
| 25 secs agoGigabyte AB350M-DS3H | Nuclear submarine | 40% |
| 27 secs agoAsus Z97-C | Battleship | 55% |
| 29 secs agoB350 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A34) | Aircraft carrier | 67% |
| 30 secs agoGigabyte GA-P31-ES3G | Raft | 64% |
| 33 secs agoSony VPCF235FG | Jet ski | 57% |
| 35 secs agoAcer Predator G6-710 | Nuclear submarine | 61% |
| 51 secs agoMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) | Battleship | 73% |
| 56 secs agoLenovo 80NV | Gunboat | 78% |
| 1 min agoGA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF | Battleship | 46% |
| 1 min agoAsus G75VW | Yacht | 74% |
| 1 min agoAsrock G41MH/USB3 | Surfboard | 24% |
| 1 min agoGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P | Nuclear submarine | 64% |
| 1 min agoHP 520-1040a | Sail boat | 63% |