PC Vortex 1000

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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	195% 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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	PC Vortex 1000 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '23 at 22:25
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 265 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 863 85% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 200 Parallax 189 170% 199 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 146 Splatting 131 122% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFK0N01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 777 528 554 543 563 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,246 Write 1,659 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 783 284% 1,256 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.8 200% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 859 623% 816 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 244%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 899GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 107 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 106 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GE2133C13K8 2x16GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 78%

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

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Typical Vortex 1000 Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 47%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

System: PC Vortex 1000

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	6x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	4x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	3x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
Blue 3D 250GBWD $50Bench 86%, 23,658 samples	3x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	3x

RAM
CM4X16GE2133C13K8 2x16GBCorsairBench 70%, 251 samples	3x
CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 68%, 2,981 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16