Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 38.4 2-Core 74.7 45% 65.6 Pts	4-Core 119 8-Core 320 24% 219 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.6% 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? Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 3.16 3% 18.4 fps	MRender 4.71 Gravity 2.87 Splatting 6.43 4% 4.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 300 293 268 258 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 847 Write 308 Mixed 318 SusWrite 277 96% 437 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 19.4 78% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 301 233% 320 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 780GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 137 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 133 Mixed 33 SusWrite 138 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 75%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 364GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 101 102 102 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 101 122% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 76%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	755x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	309x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	242x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	111x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	317x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	126x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16