Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 854 82% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 185 Parallax 171 143% 177 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 169 Splatting 123 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 451GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 108 143 106 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 1,602 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 320 250% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 84.8 302% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 627 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 270 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 255%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 398 Mixed 298 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 52.7 190% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 172 180% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 183GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 478 482 488 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 394 SusWrite 482 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52.3 183% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 24.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 29 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 102%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

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