Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	240% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (23^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 73 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 590 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; 9001G1362510000 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 42.8 Reflection 154 52% 98.2 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 1038 1203 1249 1380 1488 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,877 Write 1,688 Mixed 955 SusWrite 1,282 325% 1,451 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49.1 175% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 687 527% 720 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 393%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 341 349 378 343 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 357 Write 349 Mixed 306 SusWrite 356 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 30.4 92% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 287 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 125%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 154 157 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 155 Mixed 104 SusWrite 156 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.4% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 15 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 123%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	49x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	51x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	29x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $942

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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