Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 07:10
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 716 79% 623 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 459GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1815 1820 1385 1121 1123 1114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,875 Write 1,771 Mixed 929 SusWrite 1,396 335% 1,493 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 67.8 243% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,534 DQ Write 1,486 DQ Mixed 1203 988% 1408 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 642 627 626 622 627 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,518 Write 2,370 Mixed 1467 SusWrite 869 403% 1,806 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 88.7 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,556 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1,419 1,069% 1,434 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 915GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 179 183 185 185 184 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 153 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 181 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 31.7 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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