Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 06:06
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 690 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 112 Parallax 91.8 0% 67.9 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 92.7 Splatting 0 45% 62.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AJ1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11.5 Write 100 Mixed 16 31% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 77%
WD WD20EARX-32PASB0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 88GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 79 83 83 81 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 99.5 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 81.2 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$42 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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