Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 04:44
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 736 71% 586 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 3994) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.4% Very good	Lighting 96.7 Reflection 108 Parallax 94.4 79% 99.6 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 81.7 72% 88.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,173 Write 1,036 Mixed 964 236% 1,058 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79.1 246% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1325 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 1,203 908% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 125GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 116GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 74 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 88.2 Write 73.5 Mixed 64 SusWrite 75.6 100% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.5 296% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 107%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $715

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16