Ciara Kronos 540

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Ciara Kronos 540 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK WS X299 PRO_SE
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 20:58
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 206 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 804 74% 621 Pts	64-Core 1,281 79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FC) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.Q3.1 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 91.3 57% 74.1 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 46.3 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAJ20104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 396 343 403 406 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 438 Mixed 391 SusWrite 385 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 33.1 141% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 118 124% 199 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GB 2,071 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 19.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 11.7 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1920 1080	ACR0694 VG270

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 29%

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System: Ciara Kronos 540

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	1x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	1x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	1x

GPU
Quadro P620NvidiaBench 18%, 6,548 samples	1x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1x

SSD
Micron_2300_MTFDHBA512TDV 512GBBench 274%, 45 samples	1x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	1x

RAM
CT16G4DFD8266.C16FE 4x16GBCrucialBench 91%, 167 samples	1x
CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FF 4x16GBCrucialBench 90%, 88 samples	1x
HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 81%, 2,071 samples	1x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16