Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6006U 47,111 User benchmarks, average bench 36% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 59 2-Core 105 52% 81.3 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 152 21% 154 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 49%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 11CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 5.9 4% 6.93 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 8.6 6% 7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SDVPSA1910256 256GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.15.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 370 Mixed 313 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 11.4 73% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 36 DQ Mixed 18.5 39% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 94%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 182GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 105 103 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 127 Write 93.4 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 104 68% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 161% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5143EB0-CPB 0A94 D4R4GS24A8R 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 67%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	138x
920MXNvidiaBench 6%, 8,308 samples	64x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	10x

RAM
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 1x4GBHynixBench 36%, 9,725 samples	60x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,518 samples	51x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	4x

Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $70

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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