Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
Boot Drive	395% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 05:40
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,002 96% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,246 77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 191 Parallax 171 142% 179 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 170 Splatting 121 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2205 2182 2181 2157 2161 2161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2,207 Mixed 1,393 SusWrite 2,174 470% 2,098 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 85.2 304% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,461 1,092% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 393%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 126 127 127 127 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 125 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 122 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 174 174 176 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 170 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 173 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 25.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 110%

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 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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