Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.9% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

PC Performing as expected (46^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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66% Good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 166 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 442 46% 371 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Asus(1043 1310) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.9% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 42.6 Parallax 37.4 31% 39.4 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 33.6 30% 37.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 305GB free Firmware: JB0OA3V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 99 99 101 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 86 Write 77.5 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 99.4 51% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSO8GX4M1A2133C15 Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 16GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.8% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	50x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	7x

GPU
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	57x

SSD
SD8SNAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 12,768 samples	19x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	7x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	2x

RAM
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GBSamsungBench 38%, 8,819 samples	17x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	11x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	7x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16