Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 57 1-Core 82.2 2-Core 146 54% 95 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 217 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 504A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1191 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	4.97% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 6.1 5% 4.83 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 5.4 Splatting 9.2 6% 6.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.97% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst Elite 240GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1013A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 200 328 311 268 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 337 Write 295 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 231 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 21 66% 137 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB 15,437 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1x

SSD
Burst Elite 240GBPatriotBench 68%, 2,182 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples	1x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16