Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 way above expectations (85^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 589 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 312 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 50.7 174% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 50.3 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 60.2 57% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 131GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 124 120 125 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 186 Write 59.6 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 121 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 290GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 156 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

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

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	62x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GBCorsair $110Bench 84%, 34,441 samples	34x

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $662

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