Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	181% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 858 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 804 837 741 266 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 1,042 Mixed 831 SusWrite 599 219% 982 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 25.3 199% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 342 352% 554 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 228%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 605GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 178 179 165 185 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 114 Write 151 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 176 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 57%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 48%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	52x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $606

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16