Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 176 76% 127 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 324 37% 290 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Intel(8086 2212) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4565 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Lighting 6.57 Reflection 9.27 Parallax 6.09 5% 7.31 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 5.27 Splatting 13.9 8% 8.66 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 12TB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 6TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 43.7 Mixed 78 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.79 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.28 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 212%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 100 Write 183 Mixed 179 117% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.15 70% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 174%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U7AFR8N-TF 1x4GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 41%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD P530 (Server Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 5,499 samples	24x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	8x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	4x

SSD
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	4x
240GB 240GBOSCBench 68%, 197 samples	4x
Raid 1 Volume 500GBIntelBench 146%, 1,321 samples	2x

RAM
HMA81GU7MFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 82 samples	12x
18ASF2G72AZ-2G1B1 Kingston 9965745-028.A00G 18ASF2G72AZ-2G1B1 Kingston 9965745-028.A00G 64GBMicronBench 73%, 4 samples	4x
HMA81GU7MFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 19 samples	3x

Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $38

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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