TESTA A percentage measure of component performance per price for typical real world use.
For each component class the UBM effective speed, which is based on hundreds and thousands of user benchmarks, measures 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 dependant 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 favour additional performance over reduced price because when considering a $100 component most consumers would rather pay an extra $15 for 10% more performance.
For each component class the UBM effective speed, which is based on hundreds and thousands of user benchmarks, measures 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 dependant 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 favour additional performance over reduced price because when considering a $100 component most consumers would rather pay an extra $15 for 10% more performance.
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2017 Hardware Rankings
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PC Status |
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| 3 secs agoHP 20-c013w | Surfboard | 34% |
| 8 secs agoHP 870-224 | Yacht | 20% |
| 9 secs agoAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA | Destroyer | 66% |
| 16 secs agoUser System | Battleship | 60% |
| 1 min agoMSI 760GMA-P34(FX) (MS-7641) | Speed boat | 42% |
| 1 min agoIntel Emerald Lake 2 | Surfboard | 54% |
| 1 min agoHP 250 G5 Notebook PC | Tree trunk | 20% |
| 1 min agoGigabyte GA-F2A58M-HD2 | Jet ski | 49% |
| 2 mins agoGigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV | Gunboat | 44% |
| 2 mins agoFoxconn H67M-S/H67M-V/H67 | Speed boat | 44% |
| 2 mins agoZ170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) | Aircraft carrier | 46% |
| 2 mins agoAcer Aspire E5-752G | Sail boat | 45% |
| 2 mins agoMSI MS-179C | Battle cruiser | 62% |
| 2 mins agoDell Inspiron 5559 | Jet ski | 47% |
| 3 mins agoGA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF | Tree trunk | 65% |
| 3 mins agoMSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) | Tree trunk | 35% |
| 3 mins agoHP 14 Notebook PC | Surfboard | 55% |
| 3 mins agoZ97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7... | Yacht | 49% |
| 3 mins agoAsus F2A55-M | Speed boat | 59% |
| 3 mins agoMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) | Aircraft carrier | 48% |