Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 20:58
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 61.7 2-Core 120 58% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 434 63% 463 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 285 275 257 216 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,139 Write 1,197 Mixed 896 SusWrite 250 195% 870 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 35.2 180% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 309 241% 336 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 202 150 73 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 139 Write 143 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 156 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 18.9 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 104%

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 59%

Gunboat

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	15x

Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16