Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 802 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 442 141 116 144 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 489 Write 7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 238 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 10.5 77% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 44.2 93% 184 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 88GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 52 Mixed 68 SusWrite 111 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 101 102 101 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 102 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	37x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16