Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 460 64% 472 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 89%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB 12,683 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYTA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 194 174 121 152 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 411 Write 134 Mixed 393 SusWrite 146 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 41.9 108% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 195 143% 190 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 81%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

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