Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	2.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B61
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 21:15
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 134 2-Core 244 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 838 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36F8) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	2.69% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 4.19 2% 3.48 fps	MRender 3.48 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.49 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.69% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 415 Write 360 Mixed 335 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 37.1 136% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 174 137% 186 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 506GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 162 156 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 189 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 164 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 181GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 73 85 82 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 80.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 83.1 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 10.5 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 8.5 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 62%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	247x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	187x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	165x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $834

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