Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 197 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 391 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 3130) 1GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.24% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 3.78 3% 3.69 fps	MRender 4.52 Gravity 3.17 Splatting 4.96 4% 4.22 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.24% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 2,164 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT03L0Q Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 507 Write 479 Mixed 496 110% 494 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 24.7 126% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 85.3 DQ Mixed 15.7 25% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 105%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 56GB free Firmware: 3.AAD Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 55.2 Mixed 53.5 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.43 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5120MB86H9F2400 1x4GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	35.7% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 9.8 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 41%

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

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HDD

RAM

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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