Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 58.3 2-Core 134 54% 89.7 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 198 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 073B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 5.3 4% 4.93 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 7.6 5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s 2.5 7MM 256GB 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2329012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 197 268 279 272 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 405 Write 281 Mixed 193 SusWrite 254 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 11.6 64% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 85.8 98% 164 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 80%
Seagate Game Drive SSD 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 224 303 319 295 298 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 313 Write 337 Mixed 312 SusWrite 282 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 19.6 66% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 133 103% 140 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 97%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	198x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	3x

SSD
THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GBToshibaBench 66%, 1,249 samples	34x
Z400s 2.5 7MM 256GBSandiskBench 64%, 1,730 samples	13x
Z400s 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 973 samples	8x

RAM
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,115 samples	50x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 1x4GBUnknownBench 36%, 437 samples	18x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 65%, 5,514 samples	9x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16