Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	563% 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.

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 99.6 1-Core 169 2-Core 340 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 990 104% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,025 64% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 2126 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 120 Parallax 109 98% 117 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 106 Splatting 86.5 79% 98.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D28 280GB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 1738 1729 1763 1761 1767 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	563% Outstanding	Read 2,358 Write 1980 Mixed 2,147 SusWrite 1,746 463% 2,058 MB/s	4K Read 276 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 252 867% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 2,290 DQ Write 1945 DQ Mixed 1,879 1,473% 2,038 MB/s
Poor: 276% ↑ This bench: 563% Great: 679%
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 200 198 199 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 409 Write 199 Mixed 239 SusWrite 197 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 27.5 101% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 81.9 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 60.4 48% 67.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 176 192 173 187 185 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 52.3 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 183 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 57.8 MC Write 58.9 MC Mixed 40.4 150% 52.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 59.1 SC Mixed 43 125% 43.8 GB/s	Latency 37.6 106% 37.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 128%

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	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	31x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	37x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	33x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $757

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16