Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	100% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX B250H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (45^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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 200 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 365 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 375 313 382 84 173 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 380 Mixed 380 SusWrite 284 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 48.2 165% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 109 140% 251 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 238GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 123 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 132 Write 131 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 122 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 1x8GB 7,168 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.4% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 61%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

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