Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5300U 29,898 User benchmarks, average bench 42% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 132 54% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 145 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) 231,498 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Legend(17AA 5034) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.36% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 6.8 4% 4.8 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 7.9 5% 6.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.36% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB 1,596 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: LT6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 152 162 162 160 155 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 346 Write 167 Mixed 194 SusWrite 152 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 26.9 105% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 116 116% 188 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 81%
Sandisk U110 16GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 15GB free Firmware: U21B001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 51 51 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 245 Write 49.9 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 50.4 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 10.3 46% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 13.1 11% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples	27x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	27x

RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 46%, 2,202 samples	2x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 39,427 samples	2x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 0467 RMT3170MN68F9F1600 8GBHynixBench 49%, 152 samples	2x

Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $62

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