Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 700 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 91.5 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 88.4 75% 91.6 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 78.3 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg30zmt128g TOSHIBA 128GB 5,624 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0109ADLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 120 132 144 160 97 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 594 Write 60.5 Mixed 204 SusWrite 126 53% 246 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 42.1 116% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 117 123% 209 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 512GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 440 451 454 445 452 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 442 Mixed 426 SusWrite 440 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 50 158% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 330 248% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 893GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 164 166 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 172 Mixed 112 SusWrite 166 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5110ME78HAF-2666 1x8GB 3,978 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 12.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1050Nvidia $84Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	3x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	3x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	2x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
TOSHIBA 128GBKbg30zmt128gBench 83%, 5,624 samples	2x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	1x

RAM
RMUA5110ME78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 43%, 3,978 samples	4x
RMUA5110ME78HAF-2666 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GBRamaxelBench 73%, 53 samples	4x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1x

Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $355

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16