Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.4% 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	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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 448 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Lighting 4.37 Reflection 5.04 Parallax 3.41 4% 4.27 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.51% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 250 100 87 84 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 458 Write 398 Mixed 330 SusWrite 138 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.5 158% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 184 164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 699GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 148 148 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 187 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 146 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 133 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 133 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 133 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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