Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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.

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 947 98% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6168) 3GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 63.2 62% 70.7 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 73 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 466 437 284 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 453 Mixed 442 SusWrite 406 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.8 211% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 118 124 121 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 176 Write 110 Mixed 73 SusWrite 119 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 114%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 1,966 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 12GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 110 Write 24.7 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 9.7 51% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.7 119% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,825 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 26 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 102%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $931

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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