Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 910 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 336 344 396 357 264 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 488 Write 480 Mixed 350 SusWrite 343 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 35.8 127% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 72.8 77% 128 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 111%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 207GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 479 307 308 308 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,806 Write 1,252 Mixed 556 SusWrite 467 226% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46 169% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 259 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 595GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 189 189 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 88.5 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 190 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.8% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.6 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 58%

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $546

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16