Notebook N15_N17RD1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 61% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Notebook N15_N17RD1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook N15_N17RD1
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160707
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 16:27
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	61%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 71.3 1-Core 40.2 2-Core 89.9 43% 67.1 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 241 24% 193 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTS830S 512GB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 164GB free Firmware: R0906A SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 333 307 308 316 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 471 Write 428 Mixed 403 SusWrite 331 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 28.3 91% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 106 127% 224 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 116%
Im3d B16A SSD 512GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 209 134 139 238 34 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 475 Write 414 Mixed 397 SusWrite 193 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 19.5 74% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 43.7 91% 181 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 17%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 15%

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System: Notebook N15_N17RD1

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	19x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	14x

SSD
NE-256 256GBBench 159%, 6,044 samples	3x
850 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 102%, 28,058 samples	2x
Titanium 512GB SSDIronsideBench 84%, 91 samples	2x

RAM
CT8G4SFS8213.C8FAD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 66%, 273 samples	4x
F4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 69%, 2,125 samples	2x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	2x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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