Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	39 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 18:52
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 723 68% 566 Pts	64-Core 1039 64% 1039 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 360 58 48 51 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 420 Write 437 Mixed 386 SusWrite 164 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 36.5 117% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 345 260% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 392 321 290 275 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 439 Mixed 428 SusWrite 325 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 36.5 119% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 6x8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 6 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 38.5 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 19.5 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

Battleship

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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