Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 767 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 696GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 223 233 171 136 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 132 129 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 131 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 75.3 Write 81.2 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 83.5 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 24.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 98%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	142x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	126x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	121x

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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