Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% 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	108% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 10:03
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 844 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 132 Parallax 126 102% 128 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 118 Splatting 101 85% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 369 229 164 61 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 407 Mixed 441 SusWrite 217 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.1 190% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 268 222% 319 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 752GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 185 188 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 131 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 186 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 4,553 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 13.2 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 46%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

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