Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (50^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 (96^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 212 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 423 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.2% 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 06BA) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.1 Reflection 3.1 Parallax 7.1 5% 5.43 fps	Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.2 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 130 138 143 139 137 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 430 Write 139 Mixed 221 SusWrite 140 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 33.3 122% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 184 138% 186 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 94%
usb Flash Disk 1GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 2093 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2 2.1 2.1 2 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.02% Terrible	Read 10 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2 4% 4 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.02% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GB 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	29.9% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 34%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,156x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	113x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 184%, 7,214 samples	33x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x

RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	173x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	81x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBUnknownBench 55%, 202 samples	64x

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