Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (48^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 (69^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 86.9 2-Core 171 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 453 46% 371 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.5% 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: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40% Below average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 48.8 39% 51.2 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 45.7 41% 50.7 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB 7,448 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT2301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 26 25 25 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 56%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 216GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 73 75 73 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 68.3 Write 53.4 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 73.6 38% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1315 CT8G4SFD8213.C16FBD1 16GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 78%

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	90x

GPU
GeForce GTX 980MNvidiaBench 39%, 10,379 samples	90x

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16