Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.2% 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)
Boot Drive	179% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 198 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 336 42% 322 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 79.6 48% 68.5 fps	MRender 58.1 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 41.1 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ256HBJD-00BH1 256GB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS1NFAV SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 1104 1053 373 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,336 Write 1,060 Mixed 1,079 SusWrite 652 231% 1,032 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 56.2 173% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 621 DQ Mixed 718 534% 709 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 200%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 154GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 238 246 242 262 260 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 264 Mixed 347 SusWrite 266 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 46.2 156% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 231 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 100GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 89 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 88.6 Write 90.6 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 88.6 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 2,538 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 26.7 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24.2 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 110%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	71x

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $589

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16