Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (41^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 159 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 463 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Asus(1043 1CED) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.73 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 12.9 32% 12.9 fps
Poor: 25% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV128 128GB 3,203 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 338 Write 61.8 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 53.7 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 22.5 106% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 452 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 120 124% 215 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 311%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 410GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 60 59 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 49 Write 50.5 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 59.2 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GB 15,437 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 42%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	332x

GPU
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	330x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	1x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	1x

SSD
SAMSUNG MZVLV128 128GBNvmeBench 104%, 3,203 samples	65x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $31Bench 183%, 9,202 samples	43x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples	9x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	107x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 15,437 samples	29x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	20x

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