Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.4% 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)
Boot Drive	183% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 as expected (46^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 93.6 2-Core 183 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 224 30% 223 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 10,379 User benchmarks, average bench 39% Asus(1043 108E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 57.2 Parallax 50.7 21% 44.7 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 47 42% 51.9 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 427 456 427 423 422 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,812 Write 967 Mixed 630 SusWrite 445 212% 964 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.7 186% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 429 359% 538 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 247%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 98 98 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 62 SusWrite 98.7 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43BB1-CPB M471A1K43BB0-CPB 24GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	89x

GPU
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	89x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	17x
SD8SNAT256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 63%, 1,944 samples	9x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples	9x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	26x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	13x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	8x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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