Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	84.2% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 22:40
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 794 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 141 Parallax 118 106% 130 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 558 118 55 108 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 794 Write 559 Mixed 544 SusWrite 198 116% 524 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 20.2 128% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 22.3 DQ Mixed 129 80% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 157%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 103 150 157 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 76.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 74 SusWrite 139 22% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.37 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 515GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 69 68 66 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	23% Poor	Read 11 Write 48.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 68.8 26% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 82%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	33x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	33x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	32x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $766

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