Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

PC Performing as expected (45^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 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 179 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 395 42% 334 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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 1090) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550 Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	4.4% Terrible	Lighting 5.17 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 3.75 4% 8.72 fps	MRender 6.29 Gravity 4.63 Splatting 6.39 5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 420 Write 387 Mixed 374 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 42.2 164% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 148 119% 171 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 331GB free Firmware: SE0OA4H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 88 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 79.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 99.1 49% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 283GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 10 11 18 16 8.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 91 Write 8.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 13.7 36% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Kingston KHX2133C13S4/8G 16GB 335 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 19 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	140x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	84x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	52x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	38x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	21x
SD8SNAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 12,768 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 1,104 samples	32x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 2,218 samples	30x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	26x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16