Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.03% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	96.4% 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 19:50
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 837 84% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B61) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4927 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.03% Terrible	Lighting 8.57 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.56 7% 9.79 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 17.1 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.03% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 283 275 273 275 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 286 Mixed 271 SusWrite 276 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 37.9 149% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 232 198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 204 203 201 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 147 Mixed 85 SusWrite 202 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 10GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 5.8 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5 13% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 142% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 5,589 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 90%

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	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

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