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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	235% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 893 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 1 2% 1 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 927 542 605 693 669 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,895 Write 2,482 Mixed 1,996 SusWrite 743 401% 1,779 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 76.4 245% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 872 641% 848 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 472%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 470GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 200 198 200 200 197 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 79 Write 107 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 197 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 696GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 188 186 187 188 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 156 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 187 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 4,066 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 43.7 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 77%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $891

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