Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 792 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 250 246 245 245 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 455 SusWrite 258 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67 225% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 655GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 136 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 156 Mixed 104 SusWrite 135 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 549GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 95 Write 75.5 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 98.4 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 28.2 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

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	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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