Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	143% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170918
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 15:43
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 867 80% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 194 Parallax 179 147% 185 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 187 Splatting 126 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 435 377 311 176 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 896 Write 550 Mixed 658 SusWrite 328 135% 608 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 55.8 208% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 472 367% 501 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 179 184 197 193 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 167 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 186 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 306% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
WD easystore 25FA 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 100 110 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 109 129% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 82%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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