Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.6% 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '18 at 01:56
Run Duration	95 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 136 59% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 130 8-Core 142 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 510 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.66% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 4.58 Parallax 3.22 2% 3.33 fps	MRender 3.62 Gravity 2.73 Splatting 8.3 4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.66% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900210 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 51 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 47 47 231 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 54	72.6% Very good	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 476 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 8 84% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 88.6 DQ Mixed 7.76 21% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 1x8GB 2,957 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 47%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 45%

Yacht

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 16,539 samples	17x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBR 2x8GBCrucialBench 71%, 167 samples	15x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $358

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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