Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A66
Motherboard	MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A66) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '17 at 12:09
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 801 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.5% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 81.3 Parallax 71.2 63% 76.8 fps	MRender 78.9 Gravity 71 Splatting 64.8 58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,675 Write 1,193 Mixed 1,261 374% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 22 190% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 59.2 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 230 141% 150 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Corsair Voyager Mini 8GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 0b29 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 5.16 Mixed 6.05 10% 9.36 MB/s	4K Read 0.18 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.006 1% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GBUnknownBench 93%, 1,519 samples	23x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $736

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16