Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A63
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 16:11
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$49 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 587 79% 588 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST1000DM003-9YN162 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 82 55 54 54 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 510 Write 470 Mixed 400 SusWrite 85.6 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 50.3 178% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 240 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 105%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 78GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 237 131 64 105 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 501 Write 466 Mixed 217 SusWrite 176 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 39.3 140% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 134 133% 214 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 162 161 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 92.7 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 160 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	281x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	247x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	164x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	533x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	217x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	134x

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $748