Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 536 68% 516 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 84.4 56% 70.7 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 76 55% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 386 420 429 293 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 317 Mixed 261 SusWrite 368 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 50.3 155% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 83.7 135% 261 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 63GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 363 364 365 364 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 359 Mixed 322 SusWrite 363 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.7 164% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 195 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 459GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 179 180 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 131 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 179 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 26.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	553x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	381x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	300x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16