Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 698 66% 545 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 90 83 86 81 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 397 Write 370 Mixed 193 SusWrite 90 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 20.2 91% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 32.8 65% 130 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 922GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 190 190 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 182 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 190 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 26,065 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.6 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 89%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 26,065 samples	728x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	96x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	20x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $370

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