Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 06:28
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 779 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 199 194 190 195 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 461 Mixed 217 SusWrite 198 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.1 193% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 189 165% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 13GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 13 14 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 156 Write 38.5 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 13.9 63% 62 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.4 113% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.7 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 29.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $836

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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