Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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	173% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

PC Performing below expectations (37^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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 136 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 798 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,013 63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 142 Parallax 143 115% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 131 113% 139 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 561 568 567 571 567 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,024 Write 1997 Mixed 1,181 SusWrite 685 277% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 64.9 170% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 930 664% 841 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 277%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 124GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 172 172 171 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 150 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 172 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 446% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 533GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 38.2 Write 38.2 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 40.9 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.5 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 105%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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