Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.6% 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	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 185 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 358 45% 341 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3200) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 39.4 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 34.2 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 60 60 61 60 63 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 430 Write 340 Mixed 293 SusWrite 77.5 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 26.9 118% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 169 154% 231 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 931GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 128 128 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 120 Write 111 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB 1,582 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.6 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 101%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x

SSD
MZ7LF192HCGS-000L1 192GBSamsungBench 50%, 1,857 samples	8x
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	1x

RAM
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	9x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $277

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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