Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	365% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 19:33
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 741 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 663GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1791 1750 1828 1843 1842 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 1,983 Mixed 864 SusWrite 1,787 406% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 80.4 286% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,473 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 1,264 979% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 363%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 121GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 483 484 491 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 497 Mixed 359 SusWrite 486 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.6 172% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 182 185% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 637GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 95.3 Write 86.3 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 62.6 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 29.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 106%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 83%, 15,511 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,380

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