Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^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 (76^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 84.4 2-Core 165 63% 108 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 454 46% 374 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.3% 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? Dell(1028 0708) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.98% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 5.8 5% 17.5 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 8.8 6% 6.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.98% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 54 56 53 55 53 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 409 Write 75.4 Mixed 103 SusWrite 55.1 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 15.1 64% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 45.4 46% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 57%
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 742GB free Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 57 1.7 295 175 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 448 Write 382 Mixed 362 SusWrite 198 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 16.5 75% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 31.6 78% 156 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A2 2x4GB 721 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.5% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 74%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	758x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	309x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	243x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	111x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	82x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	319x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	126x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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