Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 13:04
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 992 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 291 280 247 290 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 458 Mixed 444 SusWrite 291 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.5 207% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 91GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 93 94 111 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 106 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 23.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 96%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	282x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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