Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 700 78% 612 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 179 100% 131 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 134 Splatting 131 99% 119 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 283 283 287 288 288 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 473 Mixed 441 SusWrite 299 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 48.3 158% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 348 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 811GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2259 2169 1183 1190 1182 1162 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,286 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,548 SusWrite 1,524 425% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 71.1 230% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1694 DQ Write 1,451 DQ Mixed 1550 1,168% 1,565 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 711GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 144 180 186 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 185 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 175 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 103%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	142x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	126x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	122x

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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