Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171017
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 790 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 497 Write 208 Mixed 296 73% 334 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.1 210% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,408 Write 68.2 Mixed 129 1,578% 2,202 MB/s	4K Read 868 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.4 36,565% 291 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.3% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 104%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	427x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

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