Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 86.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 871 86% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 134 109% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 140 Splatting 121 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 486 483 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 399 SusWrite 484 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 50.8 184% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 102 70 64 77 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 447 Write 382 Mixed 274 SusWrite 83.8 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 16 98% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 34.3 66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 70%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 547GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2392 2195 1441 1437 1439 1407 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2559 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,627 SusWrite 1,718 461% 2,058 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 92.4 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,348 1,009% 1,347 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 83%

Aircraft carrier

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	218x
78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 1,098 samples	101x
78.C1GS7.AUW0B 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 3,890 samples	94x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $628

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