Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (60^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 322 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 380A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4281 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.72% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 6 Parallax 6.9 5% 6.4 fps	MRender 7.8 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 10.3 7% 8.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.72% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1L1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,122 Write 677 Mixed 596 176% 798 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 79.1 301% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,549 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 981 812% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD WD10SPCX-24HWST1 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 138GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 66 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 56.4 Write 52.5 Mixed 35.1 SusWrite 66.7 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GB 36,396 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.1% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 0.3 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 69%

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	988x
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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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