Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.7% 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	230% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 855 90% 721 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 59.9 56% 65.9 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 57.3 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1331 309 310 313 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,862 Write 1,381 Mixed 553 SusWrite 481 236% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 57.9 244% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 804 709% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 101GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 453 474 469 471 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 457 Mixed 396 SusWrite 467 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.1 226% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 422GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 124 128 127 126 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 125 Write 28.5 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 127 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 102%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $999

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