Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
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 (17%). 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 (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 844 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 150 Parallax 129 122% 143 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 210 Mixed 223 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 34.7 131% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 150 138% 214 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 19GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 469 Mixed 370 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59 202% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 159GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 71 SusWrite 96.8 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 16GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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