Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.7% 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.

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 183 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 525 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.1% 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? Asus(1043 1090) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.37% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 8.9 0% 9.1 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 0.1 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.37% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 238 231 241 243 245 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 277 Mixed 357 SusWrite 244 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 41.5 142% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 237 200% 291 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GB 1,104 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 72%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	140x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	84x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	52x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,448 samples	38x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	21x
SD8SNAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 56%, 12,768 samples	7x

RAM
M471A1K43BB0-CPB M471A1G43DB0-CPB 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 1,104 samples	32x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 2,218 samples	30x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	26x

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