Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	83% 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.

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 233 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 449 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 50 43 43 46 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 428 Write 454 Mixed 389 SusWrite 89.5 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 42.8 153% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 210 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 366GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 132 131 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 122 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 321GB free Firmware: AX0E1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 98 97 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 86.9 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 99.4 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2424, 2424 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24.5 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 86%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	299x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	270x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	453x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	282x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	271x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $520

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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