Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	77.7% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 05:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 727 78% 621 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 54 54 52 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 472 Write 116 Mixed 270 SusWrite 73.7 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 30.6 144% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 165 149% 224 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 80%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 28GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 36.8 101% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 50%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 679GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 131 128 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 135 Write 134 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 130 136% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer 78.BAGSE.C7C0B 2x4GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	116x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	97x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	146x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $716

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16