Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.1% 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 54.2 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 178 54% 99.8 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 369 42% 327 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11C9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	4.53% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 6.25 6% 13 fps	MRender 5.24 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 0.04 3% 3.79 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.53% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.X SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 125 126 122 132 123 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 194 Write 153 Mixed 204 SusWrite 128 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 25.6 95% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 130 110% 166 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 84%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 613GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 119 120 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 118 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.5 25% 8.67 GB/s	SC Read 3.5 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 3.6 12% 4.2 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 43%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,206x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	294x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	926x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	298x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	276x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	150x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	66x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	51x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	231x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	117x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	108x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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