Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.7% 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	111% 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 as expected (44^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 865 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8540) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.7% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 54.7 45% 56.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 55 Splatting 49.3 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 182 140 135 116 91 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 315 Mixed 365 SusWrite 184 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.8 222% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 268 196% 256 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 23GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 151 158 160 156 159 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 93.5 Mixed 67 SusWrite 157 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 20 Write 12.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 4.6 16% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.7 179% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 2x8GB 5,007 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 19.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 96%

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	300x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	270x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	283x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	271x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $520

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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