Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	186% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	44.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 278 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 877 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB 2,143 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,713 Write 756 Mixed 978 252% 1,149 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 46.7 192% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 145 152% 249 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 208%
Quantum BIGFOOT TS9.6A 10GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 9GB free Firmware: A21.0F00 Max speed: UDMA 33 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 65 55 4486 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1174 (05) Reallocated sector count 38 38 312 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 27326 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1167 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	7.72% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 13.5 Mixed 13.3 10% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.28 4K Mixed 0.13 32% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 7.72% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 48GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 28.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GBXPGBench 246%, 21,659 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $590

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16