Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 455 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 80%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS90 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,312 Write 46.8 Mixed 112 310% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 5.1 1,042% 230 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB 32,519 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 10.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 3.9 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 52%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	69x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	20x

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $323

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