Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (55^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)	65.5% Good	Memory 69.2 1-Core 79.3 2-Core 176 61% 108 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 477 51% 406 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.5% 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 0797) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.87% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 0.06 5% 7.61 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 5.53 Splatting 6.52 5% 5.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.87% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 191 197 188 189 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 370 Write 234 Mixed 234 SusWrite 191 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 19.5 49% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 194 164% 240 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 90%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 107 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 35 SusWrite 107 63% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.6% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 4.6 MC Mixed 6.1 19% 6.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	271x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	91x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	237x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	125x

SSD
THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GBToshibaBench 54%, 5,253 samples	40x
Z400s M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 1,070 samples	31x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	31x

RAM
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GBMicronBench 40%, 5,133 samples	79x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	63x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	57x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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