Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 129 59% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 356 34% 283 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.5% 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? Asus(1043 1090) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Lighting 3.13 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 2.59 3% 7.68 fps	MRender 9.24 Gravity 3.83 Splatting 8.13 6% 7.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB 7,448 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT2301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 37 35 37 38 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.6% Below average	Read 264 Write 31 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 33.9 21% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 17.1 56% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 14.6 DQ Mixed 28.4 33% 60.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 450GB free Firmware: SE0OA4H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 52 52 56 58 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 61.5 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 55.6 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GB 2,218 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	140x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	84x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	52x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	38x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	21x
SD8SNAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 12,768 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 1,104 samples	32x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 2,218 samples	30x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	26x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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