Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding SSD, HDD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.3% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

System	Dell XPS 15 9550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N7TVV
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 09:18
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 100,554 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	SC Int 102 SC Float 106 SC Mixed 102 83% 104 Pts	QC Int 321 QC Float 345 QC Mixed 328 75% 331 Pts	MC Int 462 MC Float 546 MC Mixed 508 75% 505 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 23,026 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 06E4) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8816 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 63.4 21% 59.3 fps	MRender 51.5 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 39.1 23% 53.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 4,497 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 158GB free Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Relative performance n/a - atypical extrema
Poor: 119% Great: 215%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 820GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 56 114% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.39 4K Write 4.54 4K Mixed 0.37 172% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 19.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 73%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 7%, 69,819 samples	2,847x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 21%, 23,026 samples	1,195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $447Bench 100%, 265,250 samples	10x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 136%, 2,237 samples	644x
THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 183%, 2,754 samples	528x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 154%, 5,281 samples	318x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 69%, 16,549 samples	1,212x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 65%, 5,447 samples	462x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 1,923 samples	338x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $183	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $957	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $195	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12