Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 72.9 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 173 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 480 50% 401 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11E9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.72% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 101 Parallax 6.5 5% 37.8 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 9.7 7% 8.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.72% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,534 Write 1,225 Mixed 735 257% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 47.3 151% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 631 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 584 421% 548 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 853GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 111 112 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 82.9 Write 91.5 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 110 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 79%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	111x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	61x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	48x
Quadro P4000 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 54%, 39 samples	3x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	22x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	20x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	9x

RAM
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 585 samples	17x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	16x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GBSamsungBench 75%, 7,581 samples	14x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16