Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 191 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 540 56% 448 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Clevo(1558 6507) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.03 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 1.97 2% 4.72 fps	MRender 3.05 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 4.22 3% 3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 74 56 50 46 61 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 470 Write 348 Mixed 122 SusWrite 80.7 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 25.1 108% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 106 114% 192 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 82%
Hitachi HTS541075A7E630 750GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 628GB free Firmware: SE2OA4A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 91 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 103 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 617GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 129 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 20 SusWrite 129 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GKH800SO51208-1600 1x8GB 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.2 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 32%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	3x
Core i5-4210MIntelBench 51%, 15,981 samples	2x
Pentium N3700IntelBench 26%, 11,299 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	3x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	2x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 1%, 60,712 samples	1x

SSD
AS350 120GBApacerBench 61%, 2,135 samples	1x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	1x

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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