Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	127% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 792 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 274 109 109 126 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 903 Write 588 Mixed 599 SusWrite 219 128% 577 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 54.1 194% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 322 266% 373 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 157%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 649GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 175 149 161 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 168 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 165 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-012.A00G 1x8GB 2,129 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 11.1 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	23x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1x

RAM
9905678-012.A00G 1x8GBKingstonBench 41%, 2,129 samples	11x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 44%, 5,762 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	2x

Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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