Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	76.7% 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '19 at 01:07
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 217 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 401 47% 364 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 60.4 52% 63.8 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 54.3 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 92 83 76 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 454 Write 420 Mixed 339 SusWrite 105 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 34.3 124% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 172 168% 266 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 94%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 752GB free Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 964 978 960 979 975 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 1,902 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 1,037 320% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55.8 191% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1178 DQ Mixed 1,164 899% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 298%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 617GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 158 159 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 90 SusWrite 159 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 100%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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