Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 174 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 410 48% 374 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 479 Write 188 Mixed 269 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 9.59 66% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 6.88 33% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 103%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 895GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 146 Mixed 145 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.2 85% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4SFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 78%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 43%

Speed boat

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	191x
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	43x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	171x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	40x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	23x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	9x
Blue SATA M.2 250GBWD $89Bench 81%, 7,519 samples	8x

RAM
GKE800SO102408-2400 2x8GBHynixBench 71%, 801 samples	28x
CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 1x16GBCrucialBench 40%, 1,974 samples	8x
CM4X8GF2400C16S4 2x8GBCorsairBench 72%, 789 samples	8x

Value: 152% - Outstanding

Total price: $150

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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