Performance Results

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


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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 538 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 205 94 45 117 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 436 Write 386 Mixed 318 SusWrite 128 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 34.6 131% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 126 125% 196 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 104 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 104 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 104 56% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 107%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 126 125 130 127 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 178 Write 140 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 127 169% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x4GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

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 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	246x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	256x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	132x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

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