Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	164% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 391 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 53.3 35% 42.3 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 38.1 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 266 272 273 267 269 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 1,128 Mixed 602 SusWrite 273 182% 818 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 57.5 160% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 834 673% 958 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 112 Write 98.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 110 62% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500630A 500GB-$87 622 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 301GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 52 50 53 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 55 Write 29 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 51.4 31% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 1x8GB 2,309 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 5.5 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

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