Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 12:07
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 247 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 793 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 204 Parallax 203 147% 196 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 185 Splatting 132 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 460 473 473 478 477 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 457 Mixed 305 SusWrite 467 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.3 159% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 276 230% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 16GB 1,179 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 45 45 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 130 Write 43.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 44.1 67% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 65% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 35.1 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

Battleship

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

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