Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 196 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 372 47% 357 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 30F6) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.94% Terrible	Lighting 5.43 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 5.03 4% 6.31 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 4.6 Splatting 0.13 3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.94% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB-$75 747 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 255 228 248 194 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 481 Write 380 Mixed 285 SusWrite 231 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 34.5 135% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 65.3 116% 230 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 106%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 192GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 109 107 103 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 96 Write 108 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 106 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 104%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 118 117 110 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 116 Write 93.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 118 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5090KE68H9F2133 2x4GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 20.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 16.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 75%

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

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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