Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 (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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 836 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 465 Mixed 406 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.7 217% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 351 263% 350 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 341GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 90 89 87 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 94 Write 91.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 87.6 55% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.4 198% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 25.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 98%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	145x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	124x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	147x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $969

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