Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 18:29
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 197 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 354 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 40.3 33% 41.4 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 34.6 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 490GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 371 389 410 402 397 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 405 Mixed 289 SusWrite 384 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 32.7 112% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 288 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 520GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 149 148 150 145 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 155 Mixed 103 SusWrite 148 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.4% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 122%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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