Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	286% 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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 12:30
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 840 85% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 169 Parallax 138 132% 156 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 130 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 900GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 1612 1534 1111 1114 1102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,810 Write 1,726 Mixed 688 SusWrite 1,350 312% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 71.1 236% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,132 893% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 302%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 463 465 469 419 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 467 Mixed 431 SusWrite 428 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.8 193% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 306 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 189 188 189 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 151 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 188 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 110%

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 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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