Notebook P17SM

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Notebook P17SM (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P17SM
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930MX 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 194 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 525 53% 432 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: M306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 242 240 236 221 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 437 Write 240 Mixed 259 SusWrite 235 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 23.7 104% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 230 190% 275 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 83%
Visiontek mSATA 120GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 81GB free Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 135 133 136 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 366 Write 153 Mixed 206 SusWrite 136 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 32 142% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 107 89% 128 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Notebook P17SM

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	47x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	12x
Core i7-4900MQIntel $110Bench 68%, 5,651 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	54x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples	10x
GTX 770MNvidiaBench 16%, 6,357 samples	8x

SSD
PM810 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 34%, 361 samples	6x
Z400s 128GBSanDisk $109Bench 61%, 10,807 samples	5x
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	4x

RAM
CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GBCrucialBench 38%, 4,853 samples	4x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,121 samples	4x
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 433 samples	4x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16