Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	189% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 781 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 79.4 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 98.5 65% 85.8 fps	MRender 77.4 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 65.9 60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 580 548 539 472 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,931 Write 782 Mixed 593 SusWrite 516 210% 956 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 49.1 171% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 287 294% 509 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 243%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 177 176 183 71 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 186 Mixed 103 SusWrite 140 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 290% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 150 149 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 148 Write 147 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 146 170% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 101%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

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