Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	142% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 170,871 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 55.5 1-Core 90 2-Core 173 59% 106 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 325 40% 306 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11C8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.01% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 6 4% 16.3 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.01% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 262 264 267 267 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 899 Write 516 Mixed 331 SusWrite 296 113% 510 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 58.2 191% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 475 DQ Mixed 63.7 201% 444 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 236%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 117 119 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 129 Write 108 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 116 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 266% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC Kingston 99U5700-028.A00G 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 16.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 80%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,459x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,299x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,240x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,016x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	501x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	208x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	127x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	110x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	760x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	307x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	214x

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16