Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	267% 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-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 05:11
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$199 746,287 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 (93^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 814 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 140 Parallax 122 104% 130 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 127 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU655 960GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 479GB free Firmware: V8X01c31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 368 371 365 363 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 388 Write 370 Mixed 340 SusWrite 366 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 38.2 140% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 204 149% 191 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 828 788 759 769 719 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 2099 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 818 364% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 73.2 261% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,447 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 1,298 986% 1,329 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 284%
Sandisk X600 500GB 2.5 5 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 352GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 409 406 408 412 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 447 Mixed 248 SusWrite 410 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 37 169% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 217 199% 306 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 27 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 31.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 101%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	21x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $104Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x

Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16