Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 284 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 623 84% 626 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 363 Mixed 313 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.4 157% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 196 175% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 105 136 122 125 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 101 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 121 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 57%

Gunboat

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 49%

Yacht

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	55x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $550

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16