Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 93.8 2-Core 183 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 354 44% 338 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 0374) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.88% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 1.44 1% 1.23 fps	MRender 1.14 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.13 1% 1.01 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.88% Great: 1%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-256V2S 256GB 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3C87902 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 426 Write 218 Mixed 256 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 27.9 94% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 99.7 119% 208 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 98%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 196 Write 34.2 Mixed 62.2 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB Kingston 9905622-051.A00G 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	5x

SSD
MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 4,607 samples	1x
MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 73%, 5,673 samples	1x
MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 4,113 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	1x
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,085 samples	1x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	1x

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $67

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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