Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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 (44^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 242 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 836 79% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 90.4 Reflection 100 Parallax 87.3 74% 92.6 fps	MRender 89.1 Gravity 87.4 Splatting 92.8 74% 89.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.8E Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 278 Mixed 236 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.4 155% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 144 145% 233 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 196 199 198 198 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 197 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 198 113% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
USB Flash Disk 64GB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 33GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	7.64% Terrible	Read 21 Write 8.2 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 9.7 14% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 56% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.64% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 2x8GB 5,007 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.7 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 96%

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	114x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	112x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	92x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

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