Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 728 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,313 Write 7,476 Mixed 7,636 1,742% 7,808 MB/s	4K Read 690 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 395 1,705% 459 MB/s	DQ Read 1947 DQ Write 1,310 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,099% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 165GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 89 Write 91.2 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 86 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB 2,922 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 29.8 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 94%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	114x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	112x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	92x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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