Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.6% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (44^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)	64.2% Good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 84.5 2-Core 167 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 431 44% 358 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M 73,363 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Legend(17AA 3802) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4259 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 20.4 Reflection 16.4 Parallax 19.5 17% 18.8 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 16.5 17% 21 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 58.5 Mixed 76 41% 191 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 15.4 75% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 495 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 56.2 93% 195 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 435GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 78 82 79 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 84.8 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 78.7 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMSA3260MB78HAF2400 2x8GB 3,088 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 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	51.3% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 17 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 77%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,595x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	392x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1,271x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	713x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	2x

SSD
MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 98%, 1,748 samples	88x
MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 127%, 2,256 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	54x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	265x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	234x
M471A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 6,545 samples	141x

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