Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.2% 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6006U 47,111 User benchmarks, average bench 36% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	42% Average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 43.7 2-Core 75.3 40% 61.8 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 121 14% 111 Pts	64-Core 126 8% 126 Pts
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 49%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 520 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 39C7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	2.7% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 8.15 Parallax 2.66 2% 4.55 fps	MRender 4.33 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.39 4% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.7% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000L2 256GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV03L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 265 271 269 269 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 405 Write 368 Mixed 347 SusWrite 278 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 33.1 106% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 299 233% 320 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 116%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 177 177 183 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 97%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 113 113 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 101 Write 108 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 112 123% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GB 4,290 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 68%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD Graphics 520IntelBench 4%, 9,911 samples	794x
920MXNvidiaBench 6%, 8,308 samples	119x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	25x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples	353x
M471A5244CB0-CRC Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GBSamsungBench 60%, 4,290 samples	59x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	45x

Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16