Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 698 75% 599 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 137 140 123 140 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 421 Write 356 Mixed 308 SusWrite 148 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 13.8 79% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 18 38% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 553GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 159 158 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 93.7 Mixed 99 SusWrite 158 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 25 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 27.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 96%

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	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 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) $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