Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 82 2-Core 173 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 510 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 527 33% 527 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB 2,871 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 289 142 148 202 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 500 Write 244 Mixed 116 SusWrite 188 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 39.4 150% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 150 148% 233 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 531GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 172 174 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 157 Mixed 95 SusWrite 174 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 15.6 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 76%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 51%

Yacht

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	44x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 128GBKingstonBench 71%, 1,315 samples	20x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	20x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	110x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	31x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	22x

Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

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