Performance Results

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


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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

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 i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 642 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 231 228 219 221 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 466 Mixed 368 SusWrite 245 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.7 200% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 334 249% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 563GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 146 145 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 155 Mixed 98 SusWrite 147 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 782GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 159 158 156 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 167 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 158 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 5,199 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12.8 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 80%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	18x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	33x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	26x

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $396

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