Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.9% 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 (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300HQ 41,531 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 120 51% 85 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 184 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 66%

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 0706) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.99% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 5.47 4% 9.22 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 4.93 Splatting 11.4 7% 7.82 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.99% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Z400s M.2 2280 128GB 1,070 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2329012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 163 173 174 175 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 368 Write 161 Mixed 173 SusWrite 166 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 12.4 75% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 78.2 88% 149 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 65%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 101GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 85 90 48 40 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 74.4 Write 48.6 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 60.6 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 63%
LG Elect External HDD 500GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 236GB free Firmware: 5A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 87 87 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 80.5 Write 74.2 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 86 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8KTF51264HZ-1G6P1 80CE000080CE M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 3.4 MC Mixed 3 12% 4.27 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 55%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	2,191x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	732x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,832x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	1,089x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1x

SSD
Z400s M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 65%, 2,644 samples	164x
860 EVO M.2 500GBSamsungBench 101%, 35,237 samples	85x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	77x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	335x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	252x
KN2M64-ETB 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 1,673 samples	155x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16