Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 177 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 465 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 320 179 126 108 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 454 Write 431 Mixed 334 SusWrite 212 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 36.8 130% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 188 168% 254 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 709GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 108 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	62% Good	Read 108 Write 96.8 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 108 60% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,917 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 21.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 107%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	936x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	501x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	90x

SSD
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	150x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	55x
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GBBench 79%, 2,005 samples	32x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	280x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	237x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	171x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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