Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 928 90% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 61 55% 65.5 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 54.3 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 114 114 116 123 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 311 Write 148 Mixed 202 SusWrite 117 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.9 163% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 123 105% 155 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 473GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 113 Write 110 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 95.5 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 76%
Maxtor 7L250S0 251GB-$118 346 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 112GB free Firmware: BANC1E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 55 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 52 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.2 146% 2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 3,055 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 89%

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	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

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