Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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.

High background CPU (23%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 03:59
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 763 81% 647 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 104 103 104 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 112 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 103 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.4 9.3 9.7 8.9 8.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 6 Mixed 11 SusWrite 8.7 15% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.4 229% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

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