Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	289% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 897 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1116 69% 1116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 107% 132 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 132 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 398 399 399 400 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,247 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 565 375% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 95 325% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1167 878% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 302%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 218GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 381 216 135 118 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 483 Mixed 379 SusWrite 244 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.3 158% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 269 206% 276 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 792GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 198 194 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 71 Mixed 76 SusWrite 196 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 31.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 109%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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