Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (56^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 70 1-Core 81.2 2-Core 143 58% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 429 45% 360 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62% 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 5.44 3% 19.9 fps	MRender 9.19 Gravity 5.73 Splatting 12.7 8% 9.22 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 116 110 105 102 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 770 Write 143 Mixed 249 SusWrite 110 69% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 22.3 111% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 596 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 314 254% 370 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 147%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 45GB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 85 79 77 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 93 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 88.7 53% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 75%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 505GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 120 Write 86.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 91.6 116% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13.1 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 101 39% 101 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.4% 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	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	213x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	34x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	24x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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