Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 102 1-Core 79 2-Core 253 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 869 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 149 Parallax 152 127% 152 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 129 Splatting 117 115% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 219 217 206 206 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 1,082 Mixed 481 SusWrite 267 172% 775 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 51.1 212% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 761 663% 983 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 98GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 419 374 327 316 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 462 Mixed 372 SusWrite 369 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 60.8 208% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 566GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 437 448 409 444 459 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 429 Mixed 364 SusWrite 441 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45 155% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 160 176% 298 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 28.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 8.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 22.1 181% 22.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $79Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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