Intel U953

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.08% 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 Drive	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Intel Skylake Platform
Motherboard	Intel U953 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160808
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 23:14
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 156 56% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 264 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Device(1991 5593) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 6.16 6% 7.69 fps	MRender 4.48 Gravity 5.83 Splatting 13.7 7% 8.02 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian N500 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0421B SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 206 218 209 211 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 336 Write 215 Mixed 172 SusWrite 209 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 7.5 46% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 56.6 77% 137 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 64%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 932GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 90 88 93 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 47.9 Write 97.9 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 90 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.2 106% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KT2G64HZ-1G6A1 1x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 56%

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

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Typical U953 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel U953

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	3x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	1x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	4x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	1x

SSD
IM2S3138E-128GM-B 128GBBench 65%, 3,316 samples	1x
512GB 512GBSSDBench 87%, 6,819 samples	1x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $31Bench 183%, 9,202 samples	1x

RAM
16KTF2G64HZ-1G6A1 1x16GBUnknownBench 29%, 28 samples	2x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	1x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 1x8GBKingstonBench 30%, 409 samples	1x

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