Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	101% 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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 15:16
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 898 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB; Zotac Mini GTX 1080 CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 127 109% 136 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 133 Splatting 107 95% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 214 212 214 216 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 426 SusWrite 234 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 50.4 181% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 193 157% 219 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 391GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 403 402 399 401 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 430 Mixed 365 SusWrite 404 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 55.9 198% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 287 221% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 116%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 157 168 161 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 169 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 164 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 304% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 123%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,102

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