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Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '22 at 17:44
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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 i7-10700KF-$212 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,029 98% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,554 96% 1,554 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 177 Parallax 174 136% 173 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 165 Splatting 139 135% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 508GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 323 714 119 510 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 1,556 Mixed 1,289 SusWrite 461 268% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 73.7 247% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 424 459% 772 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$36 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 909GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 194 190 191 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 133 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 192 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,334 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 29.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,988x
Core i5-10600KIntel $134Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,400x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $212Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,579x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,720x
RTX 3060Nvidia $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,813x
RTX 3080Nvidia $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	923x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	805x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	576x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	985x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	612x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	594x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $990

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