Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 07:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 174 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 398 48% 371 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% XFX(1682 9560) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Lighting 31.8 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 38.4 26% 34.3 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 32.6 25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+233G 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 155 212 176 294 334 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS723020BLE640 2TB 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 170 151 154 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 175 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 157 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 8502 2133 C14 Series 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 10.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 66%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $521

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16