Apple iMac17,1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.3% 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)
Boot Drive13.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemApple iMac17,1  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-DB15BD556843C820
Memory21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display5120 x 2880 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '21 at 02:17
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 218
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 426
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RADEON R9 M390
Apple(106B 014E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2001.0
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Lighting 24.6
Reflection 34.6
Parallax 38.4
20% 32.5 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 23.7
21% 25.5 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Asmt ASM105x 500GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 37 41 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
13.7% Very poor
Read 40.6
Write 40.2
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 39.2
9% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 8.3
28% 9 MB/s
DQ Read 17.6
DQ Write 17.3
DQ Mixed 12.4
11% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0x384B54463531323634485A2D314739453220 0x85F7 0x4836343147553637473331383647 0x802C 0x384B54463531323634485A2D314739453220 0x85F7 0x4836343147553637473331383647 24GB
1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical iMac17,1 Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

System: Apple iMac17,1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $141
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