Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	138% 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	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.

PC Performing above expectations (75^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 890 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3233) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.57% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 22.6 0% 13.1 fps	MRender 14 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 18.7 13% 16 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 4.57% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 172 192 137 140 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,010 Write 398 Mixed 338 SusWrite 163 104% 477 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 55.7 199% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 357 331% 513 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 144%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 44GB free Firmware: UJ190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 119 133 128 123 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 442 Write 168 Mixed 178 SusWrite 114 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 17.8 57% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 55%
Hitachi HTS723225A7A364 250GB 1,313 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 191GB free Firmware: ECBOA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 92.7 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 93.8 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	72x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	55x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	50x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

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