Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	126% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 856 81% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 466 468 466 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 464 Mixed 437 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58.2 196% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 667GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 132 133 135 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 72 SusWrite 134 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 25.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 111%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	124x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	147x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $974

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