Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	201% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 853 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 71 64% 76.8 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 64.6 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 766 916 935 936 592 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,338 Write 941 Mixed 842 SusWrite 700 213% 955 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.9 254% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 219 274% 468 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 209%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 238GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 327 327 326 326 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 325 Mixed 311 SusWrite 322 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43 159% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 183 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 186GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 193 191 192 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 162 Mixed 85 SusWrite 192 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88A30-FGGHMB 2x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 30.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 109%

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 $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $526

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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