Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50% 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	148% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181226
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 20:41
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 925 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,510 94% 1,510 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 56.8 51% 61.1 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 61 Splatting 53.3 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 595 100 276 102 103 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,340 Mixed 960 SusWrite 213 215% 963 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 45.7 158% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 270 336% 585 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 421GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 458 459 447 453 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 453 Mixed 368 SusWrite 454 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 42 132% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 101 101 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 97 Write 99.5 Mixed 74 SusWrite 102 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 151%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 150%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	30x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	13x

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $996

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