Intel Sky Lake

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemIntel Skylake Platform
MotherboardIntel Sky Lake  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 82.7
2-Core 160
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 226
31% 228 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 520 (PHDGD Skylake v2.9)
Device(1991 5593) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 3.0.64.2016
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.19% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 6.69
6% 7.57 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 14
7% 8.31 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.19%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 110 108 104 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 131
Write 127
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 108
72% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Sky Lake Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel Sky Lake

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $68
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