Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 16% 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.5% 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	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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 i3-6100-$66 110,166 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 (87^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 87 2-Core 183 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 273 38% 280 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 32.4 18% 26.4 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 28.6 Splatting 23.9 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 197 210 271 180 14 MB/s Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.5% Above average	Read 136 Write 96.6 Mixed 201 SusWrite 182 35% 154 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 29.9 100% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 185 163% 241 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 444GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 124 124 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 Kingston HP26D4U9S8ME-8 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i3-6100Intel $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	5x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	2x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	2x

RAM
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 Kingston HP26D4U9S8ME-8 12GBMicronBench 56%, 4 samples	3x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 25,824 samples	2x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	1x

Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $292

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16