Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.4% 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	99.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 191 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 324 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3203) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.35 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 44.2 Parallax 40.3 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 40 Splatting 34.9 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 364 382 424 434 437 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 406 Mixed 389 SusWrite 388 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 40.4 132% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 262 219% 317 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 123%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 763GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 197 200 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 136 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 199 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CC8HD5N-DI 1x8GB 1,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	7x
RX 590AMD $80Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	1x

SSD
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	1x

RAM
M2F8G64CC8HD5N-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 28%, 1,807 samples	7x
HX316C10F/8 1311 M2F8G64CC8HD5N-DI 16GBKingstonBench 54%, 1 sample	1x

Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $316