Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 70.4 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 167 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 633 57% 480 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 426 422 395 391 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 436 Mixed 406 SusWrite 409 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 26.1 125% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 44.6 93% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 183 180 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 176 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 182 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 2,997 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 15GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 30 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 152 Write 39.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 24.9 75% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.3 201% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 103%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	322x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	238x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	198x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	97x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	96x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	316x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	256x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	249x

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $403

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