Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	245% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 08:28
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 249 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 686 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% 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: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 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% 322GB free Firmware: CS13 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 516 Write 351 Mixed 348 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 10.5 107% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 48.1 96% 197 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 99%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,955 Write 837 Mixed 1,211 293% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 66 293% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 227 272% 494 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 245% 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 @ 3403 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 35.9 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% 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