Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.7% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300HQ 41,531 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 123 54% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 238 28% 217 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Asus(1043 1310) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 9.16 35% 30.9 fps	MRender 43.6 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 36.2 32% 39.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1002 128GB 12,768 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2317002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2963 Write 29.8 Mixed 39.7 210% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 185 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 4.2 287% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 67%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 505GB free Firmware: JB0OA3V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 120 123 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 105 Write 97 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 122 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 45,898 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.7% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	50x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	7x

GPU
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	57x

SSD
SD8SNAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 12,768 samples	19x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	2x

RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 8,819 samples	17x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	11x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	7x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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