Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X CODE (all builds)
Memory	15.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 11:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 272 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 810 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Lighting 92 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 80 75% 85.7 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 74 71% 89.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PSSD T7 500GB 1,446 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 660 668 340 325 323 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 86%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 59GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 361 401 364 352 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 414 Mixed 282 SusWrite 376 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.8 176% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 218 193% 288 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 53GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,288 Write 1,048 Mixed 448 205% 928 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 55.3 206% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1094 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 750 646% 952 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSC.16FBD2 3x8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 88%

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 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	83x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	74x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	97x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $840

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16