Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 200 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 528 54% 437 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.8% 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? Asus(1043 1130) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 6.3 4% 8.67 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 9 6% 7.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 1.4 54 145 48 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 408 Write 254 Mixed 247 SusWrite 75.1 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 18.9 79% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 41.2 44% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 55%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 876GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 128 132 133 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 135 Write 130 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 130 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1B1 1315 BLS8G4S240FSDK.8FBD 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 67%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,237x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	259x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,038x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	457x
GTX 1660Nvidia $200Bench 68%, 230,793 samples	1x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	58x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	47x
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	36x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 4,400 samples	236x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	175x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	133x

Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $38

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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