Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	171% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 740 71% 586 Pts	64-Core 910 56% 910 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 993 Write 946 Mixed 971 217% 970 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.2 180% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 443 DQ Mixed 162 194% 337 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 445%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 871GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 104 Write 96.2 Mixed 55.7 104% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.24 23% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 45%
Samsung S2 Portable 500GB 2,689 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 126GB free, PID 1f05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 41.9 Write 43 Mixed 37.2 52% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.32 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 35.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 21.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	77x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair $154Bench 85%, 8,498 samples	29x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,103

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