Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
ProcessorWith 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.9% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemNotebook P15SM-A/SM1-A  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook P15SM-A/SM1-A
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140429
Uptime21.6 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 07:00
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 65.5
2-Core 79.6
51% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 154
18% 141 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 870M
Clevo(1558 5281) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8528
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 13
Reflection 25.6
Parallax 35.9
11% 24.8 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 34.7
Splatting 23.5
23% 29 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 77
Write 36.4
Mixed 45.9
40% 53.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.05
4K Write 0.21
4K Mixed 0.02
9% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 7.4
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.7
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P15SM-A/SM1-A Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $400
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