Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171011
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 05:36
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (52^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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 920 88% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 156 Parallax 156 141% 162 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 145 Splatting 105 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 485 Mixed 390 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.3 221% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 412 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 732GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 129 129 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 115 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 127 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.5 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 131%

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 103%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	275x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	192x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	334x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	194x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	70x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,270

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