Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (51^st 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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 646 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 94%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 119GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 68 74 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 62.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 72.1 87% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSTK.8FD 2x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.9% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 96%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	21x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 17,908 samples	15x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 30,689 samples	13x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $757

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