Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 252 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 575 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 848 860 846 863 841 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,878 Write 1,941 Mixed 1,469 SusWrite 906 348% 1,549 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 75.6 274% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,664 DQ Write 1,414 DQ Mixed 1,410 1,092% 1,496 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 437 383 260 227 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 466 Mixed 366 SusWrite 320 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 67.8 232% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB 4,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 189GB free Firmware: HP14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 84 82 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 82.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 82.5 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 22,335 samples	40x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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