Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	59.9% 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.

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

PC Performing as expected (57^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% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 93 2-Core 189 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 330 44% 330 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8559) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 31.6 34% 36.3 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 34.2 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 127 139 141 143 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 286 Write 216 Mixed 230 SusWrite 141 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 28.5 105% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 118 103% 150 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 871GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 202 198 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 180 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 199 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 324GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 112 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 109 123% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron CT8G4DFD8213.16FA11 1x8GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	123x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	108x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	25x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	25x

Value: 30% - Below average

Total price: $542

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