Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 739 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 492GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 141 144 143 131 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 149 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 141 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 11GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 12 13 11 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 93.9 Write 8.3 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 10.8 28% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.6 219% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 11.2 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 31%

Sail boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 27%

Raft

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	52x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBTeamBench 73%, 9,275 samples	37x
2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 24,552 samples	35x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $292

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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