Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$74 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 183 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 293 38% 286 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.6 35% 41.9 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 34.4 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126I SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 78 76 55 64 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 439 Write 154 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 78.2 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 30.9 99% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 80 94% 166 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 160 167 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 164 Mixed 120 SusWrite 168 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF Kingston KHX2666C15S4/8G 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 71%

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

SSD
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	38x
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	146x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	39x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 0215 CMSO8GX4M1A2133C15 16GBHynixBench 67%, 381 samples	17x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $317

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