Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	234% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 03:58
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 788 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 196 Parallax 188 145% 187 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 188 Splatting 129 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 546 294 295 295 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,043 Write 1,439 Mixed 568 SusWrite 448 248% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 60 233% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,132 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 756 694% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 430 489 428 312 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 363 SusWrite 388 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 54.3 197% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 253 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 108%
USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 1,823 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 12 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.93% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 13.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 12.8 17% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.93% Great: 9%

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 @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 23.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 25.3 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 95%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $917

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