Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 00:24
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th 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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 293 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 851 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 491 Mixed 386 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.2 211% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 232 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 30GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 97 95 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 96.3 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 95.9 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 145 Write 143 Mixed 79 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 33.7 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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