Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (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, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 66 1-Core 107 2-Core 201 69% 125 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 545 56% 453 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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? Dell(1028 0797) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 6.3 5% 10 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 8.8 5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 291 315 277 282 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 683 Write 798 Mixed 709 SusWrite 298 140% 622 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 50.5 150% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 238 204% 309 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 170%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 638GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 106 Write 79.4 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 109 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB 22,543 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 45%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	271x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	91x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	237x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	125x

SSD
THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GBToshibaBench 54%, 5,253 samples	40x
Z400s M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 1,070 samples	31x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	31x

RAM
16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GBMicronBench 40%, 5,133 samples	79x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	63x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	57x

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