Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). 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	10 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 52.6 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 175 57% 105 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 381 39% 314 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 62.2 56% 66.4 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 57.9 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 123 74 112 85 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 155 Write 165 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 98 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 364GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 120 118 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 504GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 103 62% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 6.8 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 151 26% 151 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 66%

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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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