Pink Parsnip Ratings

Top Trump Scores

Five simple 0 to 100 scores to help compare our PCs quickly, clearly and fairly.

🎮Gaming Power

Benchmarks and real game FPS at 1080p and 1440p, plus 1% lows for smoothness.

920 to 100
High FPS1% LowsDLSS XeSS FSR

Wow Factor

Case design, RGB, cable clean up, coolers, glass and overall in person impact.

950 to 100
AestheticRGBClean Build

Speed

Boot speed, app load times and multitask snappiness from CPU, RAM, NVMe and OS setup.

900 to 100
NVMeRAMCPU

🔧Upgrade Path

Spare slots, storage bays, airflow, PSU headroom, socket longevity and GPU clearance.

880 to 100
Extra M.2PSU HeadroomPlatform

📡Streaming

Game and stream stability based on encoder quality, VRAM, CPU threads and storage speed.

940 to 100
NVENC AMF QSVVRAMThreads
How We Score Gaming Power
  • 92 to 100 Elite: Creator and AAA high end performance.
  • 82 to 91 Great: Strong 1440p gaming with smooth 1% lows.
  • 70 to 81 Solid: Great 1080p results with sensible tweaks.
  • Below 70: Entry level or budget focused system.
FAQs
Same scale across builds?

Yes. Every build uses the same 0 to 100 scale so they are easy to compare.

Do scores change?

Yes. We update them after major driver changes, game updates or spec revisions.

Benchmark sources?

We use in house testing plus trusted third party data, with weighting for average FPS, 1% lows and encoder performance for Streaming.