Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

PC Performing above expectations (82^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,045 101% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 662GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 298 296 297 296 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 435 Mixed 288 SusWrite 302 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 37.3 170% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 232 202% 301 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
WD WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 3,876 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 377GB free Firmware: 06.01D02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 88 88 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 87.3 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 86.9 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 31.9 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 36.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	124x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	124x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	219x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	147x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $974

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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