Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	110% 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	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 (62^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 253 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 850 80% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 152 Parallax 130 105% 137 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 137 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 247 125 147 125 130 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 403 SusWrite 205 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.3 198% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 184 181 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 183 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 184 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Memorex TD Classic 003B 4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1a00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5 5.9 5.7 5.2 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Read 10 Write 2.7 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 5.3 6% 5.38 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30.6 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	56x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $954

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