PC N15_17RD

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	PC N15_17RD (all builds)
Motherboard	CLEVO N15_17RD
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 19:01
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	61%

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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 50.4 2-Core 86.1 46% 70.3 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 255 24% 201 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Clevo(1558 0152) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.35% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 1.5 1% 4.81 fps	MRender 2.29 Gravity 1.27 Splatting 2.65 2% 2.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.35% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 256GB 1,051 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 386 419 420 420 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 412 Mixed 318 SusWrite 408 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 34.6 116% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 193 170% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 129%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 105 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 39 SusWrite 104 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 2x8GB 4,502 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 9.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 8%

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System: PC N15_17RD

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	25x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	11x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	24x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	12x

SSD
Series NVMe SSD 128G 128GBMBench 140%, 717 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 480GBKingston $250Bench 52%, 15,510 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	8x
99U5428-018.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 4,502 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBKingstonBench 28%, 2,625 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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