Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$68 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 358 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L1 256GB 2,045 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT03L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 34 31 35 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 113%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 262GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 322 310 309 288 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 412 Mixed 343 SusWrite 321 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 36.6 123% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 277 222% 313 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 189 183 192 193 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GB 6,881 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 22.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 76%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $68Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	47x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	4x

SSD
MZ7TY256HDHP-000L1 256GBSamsungBench 90%, 2,045 samples	24x
LCH-256V2S 256GBLiteonBench 78%, 2,710 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,085 samples	16x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples	7x
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,881 samples	2x

Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $184

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16