Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 00:59
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 548 63% 491 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 300 Parallax 322 257% 313 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 250 Splatting 188 207% 263 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 704 800 604 443 474 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,352 Write 1,437 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 678 255% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 76.5 233% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,613 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,076% 1,437 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 276%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 455GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 89.1 Write 26.5 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 27.9 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 108%

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	77x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $585

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