Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 240 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 703 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 51 99 110 118 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 93.3 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 81% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 114%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 121f, Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 6.7 6.5 5.6 6.6 6.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.27% Terrible	Read 5 Write 3.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 6.2 6% 4.22 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.27% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 41.4 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 21.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 84%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 75%

Battleship

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	12x

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $603

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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