Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 76 2-Core 147 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 419 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Dell(1028 0708) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 35.9 30% 37.9 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.8 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 21 20 21 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 57%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 37GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 307 351 331 315 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 364 Write 326 Mixed 285 SusWrite 333 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 26.6 79% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 244 204% 296 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 884GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 125 127 129 125 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 107 Write 122 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 127 144% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 17,761 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 74%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	755x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	309x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	293x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	242x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	111x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	81x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	317x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	140x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	126x

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16