Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 798 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3792) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 139 Parallax 126 98% 129 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 124 Splatting 110 92% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 489 Mixed 359 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.2 198% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 227 205% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 857GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 96.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 124 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 18 21 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 182 Write 22.7 Mixed 28 SusWrite 19.7 58% 63 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 29.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	300x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	270x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	283x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	271x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $520

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