Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

PC Performing as expected (59^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% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 414 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.47% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 8.65 Parallax 6.59 0% 5.12 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 12.7 7% 8.09 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.47% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 218 220 223 213 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 301 Write 317 Mixed 235 SusWrite 221 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 36.3 147% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 250 205% 294 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB 9,029 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 10 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,870x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	160x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	120x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $95

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