Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 167 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 347 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.54% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 8.58 Parallax 5.62 5% 6.63 fps	MRender 8.67 Gravity 4.93 Splatting 11.9 7% 8.49 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.54% Great: 6%
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% PwrHis(1787 200F) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 29.6 20% 27.4 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 30.6 22% 26.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 339GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 411 415 397 376 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 399 Mixed 420 SusWrite 398 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 53.1 168% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 378 Mixed 355 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 23.6 98% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 238 195% 276 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 407GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 150 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 94 SusWrite 149 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 86%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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