Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16% 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)
Boot Drive	71.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 75.6 1-Core 81.5 2-Core 152 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 483 46% 383 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Quanta(152D 1128) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.2 Reflection 15 Parallax 15.3 16% 16.5 fps	MRender 24.1 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 16.6 17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB 10,917 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 79 77 76 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 410 Write 371 Mixed 366 SusWrite 104 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 34.2 114% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 242 194% 276 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 116%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100M 1TB 6,695 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 363GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 82 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 92.7 Write 91.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 80.8 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4SFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GB 670 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 96%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	122x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	43x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	73x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	34x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	24x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,038 samples	64x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	35x
MZNTY256HDHP-00000 256GBSamsungBench 87%, 2,168 samples	9x

RAM
CT8G4SFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 70%, 580 samples	22x
CT16G4SFD8213.C16FAD 2x16GBCrucialBench 73%, 680 samples	21x
CT8G4SFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 73%, 670 samples	20x

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