Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PSE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$175 746,287 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 (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 248 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 816 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
C-228T256G2-P3D2B2S11 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 201 102 64 98 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 446 Write 380 Mixed 350 SusWrite 140 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 34.7 130% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 84.9 94% 165 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 116 120 119 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 125 Write 140 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 118 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 320GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 62GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 47 46 45 46 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 44.2 Write 41.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 45.9 54% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2OZ 2x8GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 28.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 33.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	151x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	123x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	143x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,027

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16