Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	117% 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 (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$504 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 783 72% 605 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 434 389 407 424 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 485 Mixed 375 SusWrite 424 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 53.9 179% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 193 196 196 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 162 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 195 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
KIOXIA TransMemory 124GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 89GB free, PID 6544, Kiaoxia Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 5.4 4.2 5.1 5 5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	9.97% Terrible	Read 39.5 Write 8.7 Mixed 14 SusWrite 5.4 18% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.97% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$90 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2800 MHz clocked @ 2801 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 52.2 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 43.9 133% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 22 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 113%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	32x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GBMicronBench 68%, 1,302 samples	27x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $739