Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	79.3% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 below expectations (21^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 236 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 769 72% 596 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 116 112 108 104 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 489 Write 96.2 Mixed 183 SusWrite 122 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 30.2 137% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 140 133% 212 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 128%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 460GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 137 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 130 Write 134 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 138 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 17 16 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 19.3 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 18.5 30% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.5 131% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB 13,628 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%

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 $90Bench 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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $994

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