Monster ABRA A5 V9.1

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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. CPU throttled at 60% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Monster ABRA A5 V9.1 (all builds)
Motherboard	MONSTER ABRA A5 V9.1
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171102
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 07:22
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 48.6 2-Core 108 50% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 298 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile) 160,694 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Clevo(1558 850A) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9101 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 25 Parallax 28.9 28% 29.3 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 32.4 Splatting 23 22% 27 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 25%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 240GB-$76 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2154 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 800 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1803968709794 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 29 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 54 197568495654 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1696525386123 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3404 (EA) Unknown 100 100 11100 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3839 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6727 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	37.1% Below average	Read 474 Write 110 Mixed 149 53% 244 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 0.79 34% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 20.3 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 4.26 18% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB 1,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 46%

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System: Monster ABRA A5 V9.1

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	27x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	19x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	8x

SSD
SU800NS38 256GBAdataBench 86%, 10,211 samples	9x
Green SATA M.2 240GBWD $76Bench 52%, 5,323 samples	4x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	3x

RAM
F4 DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 42%, 1,345 samples	4x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	4x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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