Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.5% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 84.5 2-Core 160 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 451 45% 364 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Clevo(1558 6542) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (41 fps cap detected)	33.5% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 40.2 34% 40.9 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,826 Write 3,984 Mixed 3,618 921% 4,143 MB/s	4K Read 384 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 204 941% 258 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 258 315% 566 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 653GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 62 69 67 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 31 Write 87.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 62.5 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 3x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 14.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 70%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 0%

Incomplete

Desktop 0%

Incomplete

Workstation 0%

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CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 72%, 21 samples	1x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16