Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 77 1-Core 110 2-Core 213 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 412 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06BB) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.01% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 5.2 Parallax 6.5 4% 5.73 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.01% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 128GB 973 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2329012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 165 169 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 390 Write 159 Mixed 172 SusWrite 169 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 9.2 90% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 74.4 81% 136 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Kingston KP4T2F-PSB 8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 14 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1,880x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	161x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	122x

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $95

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16