Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.1% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD5
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '20 at 16:51
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 190 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 296 41% 303 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 28.6 28% 31.9 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 26.3 23% 28 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 256GB-$114 909 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 377 Write 276 Mixed 10 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 7.6 91% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 180 147% 212 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 138 140 143 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 83.5 Write 138 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 133 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 185% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 85%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	20x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 81%, 12,182 samples	15x

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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