Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	284% 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 above expectations (77^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 869 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 1485 1477 1491 1487 1483 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,798 Write 1,460 Mixed 755 SusWrite 1,488 308% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.6 245% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1101 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 891 703% 977 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 477GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1573 1653 1585 1551 1627 1573 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2207 Write 1,595 Mixed 824 SusWrite 1,594 347% 1,555 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.1 243% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 980 768% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.2 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 95%

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	48x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	38x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	27x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $541

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