Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.5% 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)
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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A12
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	15.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 06:20
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 229 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 269 48% 337 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 37.6 26% 32.9 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 28.1 Splatting 34.3 25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 21 26 31 38 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 59.2 Write 47.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 30.8 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 44%
Toshiba MG03ACA200 2TB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 163GB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 69 83 80 72 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 84 Write 84 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 78.2 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 2,538 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	88x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	85x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $577

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