Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	174% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 270 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 677 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 618 612 625 606 599 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 719 Write 602 Mixed 522 SusWrite 612 138% 614 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 60.9 245% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 668 DQ Mixed 898 631% 798 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 467 475 459 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 457 Mixed 397 SusWrite 465 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 67.3 230% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 908GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 449 448 455 440 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 443 Mixed 400 SusWrite 446 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.7 193% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 294 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 129%

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

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16