Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	124% 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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 983 97% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 197 Parallax 194 145% 190 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 173 Splatting 121 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 460 461 432 380 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 438 Mixed 420 SusWrite 418 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.4 202% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 296 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 464GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2083 730 613 612 611 611 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,391 Write 2,128 Mixed 1536 SusWrite 877 387% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 95.6 322% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,658 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 1,506 1,142% 1,537 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 340%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 576GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 110 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 108 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3300 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 26.4 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 102%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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