Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 14,004 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 198 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 559 61% 485 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 B556) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 8 5% 19.4 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 7 6% 6.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 128GB 1,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: HM73001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 35 35 33 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 567GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 123 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 121 66% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GB 9,208 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	54.5% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 59%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	7x

GPU
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	3x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	3x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	1x

SSD
MSA370 mSATA 256GBTranscend $189Bench 76%, 211 samples	2x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	2x
256GB 256GBDogfishBench 69%, 890 samples	1x

RAM
TS1GSK64W6H 2x8GBTranscendBench 54%, 1,168 samples	4x
CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 51%, 9,208 samples	3x

Value: 6% - Terrible

Total price: $189

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16