Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 733 69% 572 Pts	64-Core 931 58% 931 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 100 Parallax 88.8 70% 91.8 fps	MRender 88.5 Gravity 85.8 Splatting 78.1 68% 84.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun 840 EVO 120G 120GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 420 Mixed 306 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 40.6 140% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 170 174% 283 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 483 Mixed 397 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 49.3 163% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 889GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 128 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 114 SusWrite 127 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 77%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 823GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 87 88 88 87 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 90 Write 68 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 83.6 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x4GB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 34.2 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 23.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

RAM
DDR4 2133 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 100 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	4x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 119 samples	3x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $910

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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