Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 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	54.1% 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	42.3% 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 as expected (56^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 (98^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 712 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 89%

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: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 66.5 55% 69.2 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 58.2 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 9.6 3.3 18 3.5 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 415 Write 330 Mixed 100 SusWrite 68.9 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 9.1 59% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 40.8 46% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 56%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 323 323 321 321 319 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 458 Mixed 381 SusWrite 338 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 50.8 168% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 98 109 110 94 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 95.2 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 103 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 95%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	141x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	126x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	120x

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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