Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

PC Performing above expectations (70^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 421 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 43.8 Reflection 46 Parallax 41.4 36% 43.7 fps	Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.2 34% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3250824SCE 250GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AMJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 42 48 47 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 60.8 Write 58.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 43.3 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 35%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 365GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 33 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 38.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 38.7 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 356GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 72 93 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 91.8 Write 92.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 89.6 107% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 44%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	49x

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $408

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16