Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 135 58% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 467 44% 366 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1156) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 9.97 Reflection 42 Parallax 38.3 8% 30.1 fps	MRender 43.2 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 37.2 33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GB 2,005 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 50100P00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 459 Write 307 Mixed 284 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 16.4 86% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 241 201% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 681GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 118 120 121 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 106 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 118 68% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 18.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 76%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

Raft

GPU
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	236x
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	130x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	64x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	51x
MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GBSamsungBench 180%, 2,105 samples	28x
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	23x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	167x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	42x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	26x

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