Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 926 89% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 3380) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 457.65 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 9 Parallax 9.4 8% 9.2 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 7 7% 8.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SB8W128G1001 128GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6104001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 110 111 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 440 Write 405 Mixed 290 SusWrite 112 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 47.4 169% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 261 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 191 191 190 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 158 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 192 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB 19,029 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 11.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1x

GPU
RX 550AMD $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples	1x

SSD
MZ7LN256HCHP-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 2,903 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 0B13 S949A4UUH-ITR 24GBSamsungBench 77%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $279

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