Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.4% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 156 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 527 51% 418 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.6% 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? Asus(1043 1C9D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Lighting 5.53 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 4.81 4% 8.71 fps	MRender 4.52 Gravity 4.07 Splatting 10.6 6% 6.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB 7,448 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT2301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 58 58 54 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 429 Write 76.7 Mixed 102 SusWrite 56.7 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 17.1 64% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 28.9 DQ Mixed 37.9 43% 77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 56%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 147GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 123 123 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 131 Mixed 29 SusWrite 123 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 75%
Philips USB Flash Drive 64GB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 42GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 87 90 97 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 113 Write 84.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 91.9 106% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.2 88% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB 15,437 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.5% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 10.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 11.8 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	341x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	30x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	245x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	126x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	37x
HFS256G39MND-2300A 256GBBench 64%, 2,675 samples	22x
CV1-8B256 256GBLiteonBench 77%, 8,101 samples	8x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	57x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	49x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 13,778 samples	34x

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16