Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	131% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 21:14
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 794 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 128 Parallax 150 116% 140 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 135 Splatting 105 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 414 385 427 433 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 443 Mixed 440 SusWrite 415 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 68.9 226% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 257 211% 300 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 704GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 116 123 124 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 88.2 Write 94 Mixed 69 SusWrite 122 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 26.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 95%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $843

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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