Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	249% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 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 (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 855 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 92 Parallax 79.5 62% 82.6 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 71.4 62% 76.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 998 1001 1001 1005 1002 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1193 Write 1,209 Mixed 1,123 SusWrite 1,014 256% 1,135 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 76.3 268% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,395 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 1287 962% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 297%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 779GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2064 1735 1739 1737 1735 1737 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,023 Write 2,233 Mixed 1,781 SusWrite 1,791 441% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 80.1 284% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,509 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,042% 1,394 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 349%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 31 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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	539x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	430x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $986

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