Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	214% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 847 84% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 144 Parallax 123 110% 134 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 133 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 449 430 431 429 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 1,530 Mixed 1,329 SusWrite 443 279% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 70.1 254% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 786 636% 889 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 460 461 466 465 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 477 Mixed 400 SusWrite 449 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.9 219% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 472GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 30 39 24 38 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 31.2 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 29.4 16% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.4% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	157x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	116x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	84x

Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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