Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	196% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 793 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 1018 63% 1018 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 201 Parallax 193 175% 203 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 134 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 221 246 208 205 201 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 2,077 Write 1,436 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 250 269% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 62.2 205% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 588 DQ Mixed 815 593% 780 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 280%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 462 464 476 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 437 Mixed 396 SusWrite 463 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 47.3 155% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 398GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 168 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 163 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 165 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX3000C15D4/8GX 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 28.4 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 113%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	82x
XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBAdata $60Bench 216%, 15,626 samples	81x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	57x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $559

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16