Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 02:30
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 119 2-Core 253 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 734 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 403 399 396 398 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 424 Mixed 252 SusWrite 401 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 40.4 172% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 286 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 169 173 174 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 165 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 171 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 99%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	2.93% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 3.8 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 6.4 7% 4.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.93% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 89%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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