Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 21:01
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 153 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 974 93% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,260 78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 7.7 51 132 72 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	50% Above average	Read 452 Write 225 Mixed 258 SusWrite 83.6 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 19.1 75% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 63.7 DQ Mixed 43 45% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 137GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 116 117 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 124 Mixed 86 SusWrite 118 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 414GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 122 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 122 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%

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 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	31x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	30x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 81%, 84,291 samples	25x

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $684

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