Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 58.8 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 130 51% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 303 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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? Asus(1043 1D3D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8336 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.17% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 0.06 4% 6.86 fps	MRender 5.62 Gravity 4 Splatting 9.13 5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GB 1,102 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 19 13 16 15 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.2% Poor	Read 282 Write 17.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 16 20% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 7.2 41% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 56%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 136GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 72 73 77 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 72 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 73.5 41% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 20,956 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 131 30% 131 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 76%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	218x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	32x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	177x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	73x

SSD
RBU-SMSM151S3128GD1 128GBKingstonBench 42%, 1,102 samples	60x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	70x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples	53x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,205 samples	27x

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