Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	143% 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.

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 755 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 79.7 0% 46.5 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 74.9 53% 62.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 217 210 205 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,086 Write 397 Mixed 400 SusWrite 212 115% 524 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.3 197% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 300 303% 493 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 294GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 109 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 113 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 41.6 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 35.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 74%

Battleship

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 72%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	161x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	57x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $644

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16