Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 249 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 676 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 185 Parallax 182 137% 179 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 163 Splatting 116 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,926 Write 1,350 Mixed 832 302% 1,370 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 78.3 265% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,514 DQ Write 1,234 DQ Mixed 1,062 880% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 259%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 657GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 88 89 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 126 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 87.7 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4B8G1J2400A16K2-O 2x8GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	212x
Force LE 480GBCorsair $277Bench 85%, 5,507 samples	20x
Force LE 240GBCorsair $85Bench 81%, 14,954 samples	9x

RAM
CM4B8G4J2400A16K2-ON 2x8GBCorsairBench 77%, 489 samples	134x
CM4B8G1J2400A16K2-O 2x8GBCorsairBench 76%, 239 samples	56x
CM4B16G7L2666A16K2-O 2x16GBCorsairBench 88%, 471 samples	38x

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $715

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16