Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C08
Motherboard	MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190904
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '22 at 16:11
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$175 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 627 69% 544 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 8841) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.9% Very good	Lighting 93.3 Reflection 94.5 Parallax 86.1 76% 91.3 fps	MRender 97.2 Gravity 87.5 Splatting 75.1 70% 86.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$50 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 61.7 Write 43.4 Mixed 37.1 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 42%
WD WD2500AVJS-63B6A0 250GB 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 59GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 72.9 Write 70.7 Mixed 49.5 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 51%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 42GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 59.2 Write 61.5 Mixed 45.9 42% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G6E1 Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 12GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 76%

Battleship

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

SSD
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples	158x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	86x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	338x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	212x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples	123x

Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $388

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16