Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	169% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370XP SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370XP SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 20:31
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 871 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB; powercolor red devil Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	169% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 239 Parallax 406 175% 287 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 152 Splatting 256 207% 255 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 298 330 329 332 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 491 Write 319 Mixed 178 SusWrite 318 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 29.6 131% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 66.7 98% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 237GB free Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 1477 1654 1459 1415 1320 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2823 Write 2,537 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1,530 484% 2,161 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 101 334% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,393 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,244 945% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 414%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 184 182 181 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 172 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 182 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	38x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $629

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