Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Memory 65.8 1-Core 84 2-Core 105 53% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 98.5 8-Core 111 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 79.4 5% 79.4 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Asus(1043 1CED) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.57 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.2 34% 41.4 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.1 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 452 Write 236 Mixed 271 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 32.4 110% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 419 319% 437 MB/s
Poor: 91% Great: 279%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 755GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 72 86 91 84 90 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 112 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 85.8 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF M471A1G43DB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 32GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 8.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 75%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	332x

GPU
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	330x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	1x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	1x

SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLV128 128GBNvmeBench 104%, 3,203 samples	65x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $31Bench 183%, 9,202 samples	43x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples	9x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	107x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples	29x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	20x

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