PCs are assigned a performance classification from the above hierarchy for desktop, gaming and workstation usage. All five component classes (CPU, GPU, SSD, HDD, RAM) are required for a complete PC score, but the HDD can be excluded without a material penalty. When a build has more than one component of the same type, the faster component is used. The results of millions of PCs are available on the
custom build page.
Desktop
Surfing, email, office apps, music/video playback.
This formula is weighted towards single-core CPU performance:
(DCPU Bench = 80% Single core, 10% Quad core, 10% Multi core)
Workstation
Number crunching, virtual machines, databases, audio/video encoding.
This formula is weighted towards multi-core CPU performance:
(WCPU Bench = 10% Single core, 10% Quad core, 80% Multi core)
