Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	355% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180508
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,059 104% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,447 Write 1,915 Mixed 1,783 455% 2,048 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 286 4K Mixed 57.8 311% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 277 435% 830 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 353%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 174 135% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 4.74 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 201 Write 49.3 Mixed 78.7 113% 110 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 5.05 594% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 15.5 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 3.75 537% 9.86 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 33.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,124

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