Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (40^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)	66.4% Good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 174 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 482 48% 394 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1126 Write 728 Mixed 634 183% 829 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.4 218% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 871 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 813 604% 802 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 145GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 110 109 118 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 10.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 115 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB 62,266 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 78%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,608x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	393x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,280x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	718x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	2x

SSD
MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 98%, 1,748 samples	90x
MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,256 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	55x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	268x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	235x
M471A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,545 samples	143x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16