Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	221% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 314 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 941 97% 782 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 287 283 281 277 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,983 Write 1,289 Mixed 594 SusWrite 324 231% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 53 252% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 1,056 795% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 103GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 195 174 159 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 278 Mixed 277 SusWrite 194 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.8 173% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 154 145% 227 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 331GB free Firmware: 1AJ10006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 117 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 110 Write 27 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 113 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28.9 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 30.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	535x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	404x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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