Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 525 53% 431 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.3% 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? Legend(17AA 380A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.46% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 16.1 Parallax 5.91 0% 7.36 fps	MRender 7.24 Gravity 5.33 Splatting 12.1 7% 8.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV128 128GB 3,203 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L0QBXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 150 149 149 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 697 Write 154 Mixed 197 SusWrite 148 65% 299 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 30.9 167% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 555 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 230 202% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 311%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 490GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 83 82 81 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 59.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 82.3 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSO16GX4M2A2133C15 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.1% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 57%

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	988x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	468x

SSD
MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,256 samples	102x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	80x
MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 98%, 1,748 samples	77x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	173x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	136x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	97x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16