Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	232% 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 (85^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 954 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,187 73% 1,187 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 637 619 632 616 630 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1990 Write 1,637 Mixed 681 SusWrite 668 276% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 60.1 211% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 799 668% 966 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 101GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 201 191 195 170 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 476 Write 190 Mixed 218 SusWrite 192 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 26.1 103% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 69.1 DQ Mixed 113 101% 159 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 909GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 189 194 187 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 172 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 191 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 103%

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 $43Bench 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: $750

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