Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.1% 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)
Boot Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 173 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 435 48% 377 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Legend(17AA 3802) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5362 Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 17.4 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 17.1 14% 16.5 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 17.1 17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun MZNLN256HCHP-000 256GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT2 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 483 Write 275 Mixed 351 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 32.6 136% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 78.5 106% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 95%
WD WD10SPCX-24HWST1 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 605GB free Firmware: 02.0 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 93.1 Mixed 90.7 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.26 83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB 15,437 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,595x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	392x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,271x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	713x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	2x

SSD
MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 98%, 1,748 samples	88x
MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,256 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	54x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	265x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	234x
M471A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,545 samples	141x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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