PCS Skylake Platform

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive208% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemPCS Skylake Platform  (all builds)
MotherboardTopstar U931
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160518
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateNov 12 '16 at 13:31
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 166
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 263
35% 262 Pts
64-Core 262
16% 262 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Intel(8086 1916) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
2.96% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 4.42
Parallax 2.88
2% 3.47 fps
MRender 4.19
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 6.39
4% 4.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.96%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
233GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 467
Write 221
Mixed 324
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 23.5
118% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 72.9
96% 175 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 77%
Great: 118%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 901
Mixed 1,217
311% 1,419 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 42
183% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 126
134% 224 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 208%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905594-001.A00LF 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
30.3% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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