Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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 (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 791 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.1 57% 67.2 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 54.6 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 329 320 316 304 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 462 Mixed 280 SusWrite 331 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.7 148% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 151 161% 269 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 223GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 463 468 468 472 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 444 Mixed 264 SusWrite 470 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 36.8 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 154 164% 275 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 95%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

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