Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 738 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 91 91 212 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21	73.5% Very good	Read 495 Write 423 Mixed 453 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 8.66 74% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 7.45 49% 105 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 95%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.26% Terrible	Read 21 Write 3.04 Mixed 4.81 9% 9.61 MB/s	4K Read 6.49 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.005 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.26% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KM0VW4-MID 1x8GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 11.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	142x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	126x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	121x

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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