Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 591 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 330 109 108 108 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 581 Mixed 577 SusWrite 222 125% 561 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48.9 161% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 328 272% 381 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 157%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 493GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 39 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 10.5 Write 20.7 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 38.4 15% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB 13,778 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 78%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 35%

Jet ski

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Raft

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	1,552x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	792x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	769x
Quadro P4000NvidiaBench 67%, 12,628 samples	2x

SSD
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GBBench 70%, 39,780 samples	530x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	256x
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	97x

RAM
ACR26D4S9S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 77%, 6,230 samples	423x
ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 11,019 samples	269x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 13,778 samples	261x

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