Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 313 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,060 103% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,335 83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1271 313 310 309 309 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,865 Write 1445 Mixed 628 SusWrite 470 244% 1,102 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 56.2 255% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,285 DQ Mixed 755 684% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 592GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 173 173 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 111 SusWrite 173 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 516GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 157 153 153 155 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 191 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 152 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 34.2 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 45.1 89% 45.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

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 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	84x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,013

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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