Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 73.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 231 77% 141 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 732 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 89%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 164 100 100 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 445 Write 390 Mixed 319 SusWrite 161 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 34.2 130% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 200 174% 258 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRXG2666D464L16S/8G 1x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 10.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 40%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	21x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	23x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	17x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	14x

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $538

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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