Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 188 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 446 48% 383 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1138) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 7.6 5% 10 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 5.4 Splatting 7.8 6% 6.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 281 275 284 282 285 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 452 Write 424 Mixed 413 SusWrite 278 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 35.6 118% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 289 236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 123%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 101GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 78 81 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 124 Write 102 Mixed 30 SusWrite 79.3 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1315 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.5 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 58%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	171x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	104x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	33x

SSD
HFS128G39MNC-3310A 128GBBench 78%, 1,122 samples	24x
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	23x
860 EVO M.2 500GBSamsungBench 101%, 35,237 samples	7x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 6,146 samples	54x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/4G MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 12GBKingstonBench 41%, 1,042 samples	28x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	25x

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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16