Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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 above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 902 95% 758 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 5998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 116 Parallax 104 93% 112 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 101 Splatting 93.5 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 183 173 157 174 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 496 Write 261 Mixed 150 SusWrite 173 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 32.7 154% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 118 128% 216 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 99%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$169 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 111 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 434GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 131 129 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 117 Write 98 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 129 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FB CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2613, 2613 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $639

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16