Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	HP Z2 Tower G4 Workstation (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 8455
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 01:43
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$174 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 194 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 567 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 634GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 170 177 172 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 106 Write 144 Mixed 52 SusWrite 173 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.3 6.4 6.4 6.1 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 13.3 Write 8.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.6 10% 8.07 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.7 179% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 6,317 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 24.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

GPU
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples	139x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	115x
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples	91x

SSD
MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 512GBSamsungBench 240%, 2,013 samples	245x
MZVLB512HBJQ-000H1 512GBSamsungBench 240%, 17,828 samples	88x
MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 256GBSamsungBench 204%, 754 samples	56x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	92x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	66x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 2x16GBMicronBench 82%, 771 samples	42x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $200

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