Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	28.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing as expected (47^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 396 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 62 59 61 62 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 338 Write 87 Mixed 124 SusWrite 61.2 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 8.8 38% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 55%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 11GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 59 47 49 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 147 Write 57.5 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 53.9 19% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 25.9 95% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.4 DQ Write 54.4 DQ Mixed 59 45% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 97GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 99 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 88 Write 85 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 97.8 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.7 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	16x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	11x

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $446

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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