Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	207% 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 above expectations (69^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 780 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 69 Parallax 60.2 51% 63.9 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 55.4 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 326 325 323 320 319 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 1402 Mixed 616 SusWrite 375 218% 979 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 54 242% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 978 783% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 47GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 212 193 136 210 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 282 Mixed 280 SusWrite 196 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45.3 176% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 249 194% 268 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 698GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.3 Write 67.2 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 74.9 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 76%

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 (87^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 27.9 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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