Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	134% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 81.3 2-Core 135 57% 95.6 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 259 30% 234 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 57%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Dell(1028 0707) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 20 18% 19.7 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 17.2 17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0707) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Lighting 6.47 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 6.31 5% 9.71 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 6 Splatting 13.2 8% 9.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 624 730 643 719 745 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 842 Write 776 Mixed 969 SusWrite 644 182% 808 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 48.5 153% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 323 236% 306 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 297%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 191GB free Firmware: 3L1QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 500 582 515 584 598 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,179 Write 1,038 Mixed 765 SusWrite 520 196% 875 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 52.2 173% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 383 280% 365 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 259%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB 22,647 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 12.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	118x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	37x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	90x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	50x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	6x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	16x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	13x
850 Pro 1TBSamsung $210Bench 105%, 25,365 samples	4x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	29x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	13x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 2x4GBMicronBench 50%, 1,534 samples	8x

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