Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	279% 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	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 11:45
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 739 81% 640 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1556 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 339GB free Firmware: CS13 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 508 Write 346 Mixed 358 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 10.4 99% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 48.6 100% 207 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 99%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,899 Write 1,283 Mixed 1,269 328% 1,483 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 71.5 304% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 274 324% 581 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3400 C16 4x4GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3539 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 37.9 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 34.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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