Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '19 at 01:17
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 423 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 346GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 1415 1412 1324 1315 1298 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1,394 Mixed 841 SusWrite 1,360 310% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.7 191% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 435 380% 579 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 154 153 151 152 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 176 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 149 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40 13,720 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 78GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 103 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 102 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 51%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

Yacht

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $444

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16