Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.4% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 688 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-CC256 256GB 406 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: GC81201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 248 194 229 208 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 347 Mixed 323 SusWrite 223 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 45 158% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 207 182% 272 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 226GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 98 100 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 154 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 102 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 22.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

Yacht

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	292x
CV1-8B128 128GBLiteonBench 69%, 9,472 samples	120x
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GBBench 70%, 39,780 samples	102x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	170x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	168x
ACR24D4U7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 72%, 756 samples	116x

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $348

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