Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 21:04
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 134 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 775 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 60 51% 63.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 45.1 47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 144 139 145 135 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 288 Write 209 Mixed 227 SusWrite 138 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.6 147% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 110 104% 160 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 394GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 149GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 64 65 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 67 Write 60.2 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 64 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.7 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 28.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 97%

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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,102

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