Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star H310 Gaming Infinite (MS-B915)
Motherboard	MSI H310M PRO-M2 (MS-7B28) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1444 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180531
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 19:29
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 797 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,012 63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.7 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 56 56% 64.6 fps	Gravity 66.8 Splatting 69.3 60% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W128G 128GB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 279 Mixed 194 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 42.7 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 197 156% 222 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 916GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 125 134 149 151 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 55 Write 187 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 138 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB 19,029 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

SSD
760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $33Bench 190%, 20,095 samples	55x
MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 190%, 13,215 samples	46x
SD9SN8W128G 128GBSandiskBench 74%, 399 samples	39x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	90x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples	80x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	46x

Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $281

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