Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	126% 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$49 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 530 71% 529 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1596 MHz, MLim: 1880 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 128GB SSD 128GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 134 140 139 138 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 1,268 Write 541 Mixed 612 SusWrite 148 141% 642 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 34 173% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 64 125% 250 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$49 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 183 187 188 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 163 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 188 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$49 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 190 188 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 122 Mixed 81 SusWrite 188 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 35.9 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	127x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	65x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $772