Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 10:53
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 910 82% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 156 Parallax 134 124% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 306 89 95 114 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 452 Write 358 Mixed 349 SusWrite 142 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 17.2 98% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 28.7 76% 155 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 86%
Kingston SVP100S2256G 256GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 238GB free Firmware: CJRA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 184 183 185 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 114 SusWrite 182 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 27.9 95% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.2 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 31.1 25% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 214GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 111 108 109 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 103 Write 70 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 109 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	15x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $641

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