Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	132% 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 (76^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 936 99% 791 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 493 378 295 277 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 403 SusWrite 367 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 67.9 236% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 24.8 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 115%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	300x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	270x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	283x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	271x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $520

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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