Powerspec PowerSpec

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88.9%, 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Powerspec PowerSpec (all builds)
Motherboard	ASRock Z270 Gaming K6
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	238.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '23 at 23:40
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 702 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 845DC EVO 480GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT03X3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 396 396 405 407 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 396 Mixed 262 SusWrite 399 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 37.1 136% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 264 215% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2143 703 625 629 628 626 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2455 Write 2225 Mixed 1654 SusWrite 892 404% 1,807 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 73.5 240% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1030 770% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 28 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 32.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	0	43.2"	1280 720	VIZ1009 D43n-E1

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System: Powerspec PowerSpec

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	178x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	113x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	48x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x

SSD
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $130Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	52x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	18x
M600 SATA M.2 512GBMicronBench 101%, 1,030 samples	18x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	125x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	42x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48