Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	100% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '17 at 19:55
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (97^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 738 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN9480GESG 480GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2440 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1019 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 8 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 196 196 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 476 (C2) HDA temperature 65 54 197569544227	100% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 496 Mixed 497 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 14 120% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 65.8 123% 244 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 199 Write 173 Mixed 125 204% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 425GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 70.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 47.9 87% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.19 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,198 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 28.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.8 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 111%

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) $34	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