Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	206% 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	Micro-Star MS-7B46
Motherboard	MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7B46) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180912
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 14:34
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 953 100% 800 Pts	64-Core 938 58% 938 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 141 Parallax 119 109% 131 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 180 208 284 288 291 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1723 Write 1,292 Mixed 529 SusWrite 296 212% 960 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 54.7 230% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 929 751% 1054 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 164GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 444 453 443 446 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 466 Mixed 451 SusWrite 452 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 67.9 229% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 136 136 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 123 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 135 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.3 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	28x

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $999

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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