Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 70.9 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 169 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 448 47% 377 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.9% 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? Legend(17AA 380A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 17 Parallax 5.7 4% 9.33 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 8.4 6% 6.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV128 128GB 3,203 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 135 147 144 71 63 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 676 Write 158 Mixed 199 SusWrite 118 63% 288 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 27.9 128% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 230 203% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 311%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 236GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 68 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 86.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 67.3 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 63%

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 below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 13 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	986x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	468x

SSD
MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,256 samples	102x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	80x
MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 98%, 1,748 samples	77x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	173x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	136x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	97x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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