Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 144 56% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 413 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.9% 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 1140) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.8% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 43.1 Parallax 6.1 5% 18.3 fps	MRender 3.6 Gravity 6 Splatting 8.1 5% 5.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.8% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 275 239 205 212 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 812 Write 262 Mixed 292 SusWrite 238 88% 401 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 21.5 74% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 86.7 DQ Mixed 127 119% 192 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 247%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 229GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 54 Write 39.2 Mixed 39 SusWrite 56.6 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 40%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	430x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	28x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	277x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	181x

SSD
CV1-8B128 128GBLiteonBench 69%, 9,472 samples	88x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples	23x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	8x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBSamsungBench 50%, 3,179 samples	115x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	91x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	74x

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