Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151026
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '23 at 18:47
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 184 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 312 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 314 20% 314 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 852E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 58.6 45% 60.2 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 51.1 47% 58.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 291 Write 192 Mixed 191 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 10.4 72% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 75.3 85% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 86 69 86 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 79.9 Write 87.3 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 87.2 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 70%
SAMSUNG HM250HI 250GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 119GB free, PID 0470 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 30.2 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 40.2 52% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB 2,922 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 94%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	23x

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $383

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