Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	179% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 83.7 2-Core 199 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 563 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 1,168 Mixed 1,262 315% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 17.2 95% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 24.5 50% 96 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 259%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244BB0-CRC 2x8GB 2,214 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 77%

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

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HDD

RAM

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