Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	209% 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 (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 235 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 431 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 495 466 442 419 416 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,469 Write 1,081 Mixed 617 SusWrite 488 203% 914 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 62.8 225% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,088 829% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 887GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 181 182 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 176 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 180 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,795 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 27.5 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 99%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

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