Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	120% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 09:24
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 857 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 389 389 395 398 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 460 Mixed 348 SusWrite 394 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.6 197% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 284 229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3160211AS 160GB 1,263 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 60 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 11.3 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 60.6 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,825 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 102%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	282x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

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