Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	217% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 as expected (43^rd 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-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 195 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 362 46% 349 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 30D9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.3113 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 6.1 4% 5.73 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 0.2 2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1715 1697 489 178 168 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,187 Write 1,445 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 975 276% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.9 217% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 856 665% 927 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C8FB 2x8GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 91%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	12x
Core i5-6400TIntelBench 61%, 8,631 samples	1x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	10x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	1x
Quadro K1200NvidiaBench 13%, 4,005 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,085 samples	7x
CT8G4DFRA266.C8FB 2x8GBCrucialBench 79%, 304 samples	3x
GR2400D464L17S/8G 2x8GBGoodramBench 75%, 576 samples	2x

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $107