Performance Results

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


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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	305% 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
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 791 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 953 661 663 654 651 638 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 703 401% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 88.6 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 1,307 1,039% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 340%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 136GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 228 230 230 232 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 492 Mixed 334 SusWrite 255 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.5 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 345 264% 359 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 384GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 138 137 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 128 Mixed 90 SusWrite 137 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.9 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 30.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	38x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	27x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $541

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