Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 16:57
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-8700K-$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 (75^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 816 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,090 67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 200 Parallax 200 150% 195 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 179 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 205 212 211 208 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 443 Mixed 263 SusWrite 209 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 49.5 185% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 238 205% 304 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 410GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2307 821 821 821 821 821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,609 SusWrite 1,069 426% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 97.9 329% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,141 DQ Mixed 1,226 924% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 843GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 163 162 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 169 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 164 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 21.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 95%

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 $129Bench 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