Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 59% 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.
SystemNotebook P15SM-A/SM1-A  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook P15SM-A/SM1-A
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140327
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 59%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 85.9
41% 64.6 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 232
24% 192 Pts
64-Core 235
14% 235 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 870M
Clevo(1558 5281) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Lighting 12.4
Reflection 19.6
Parallax 19.2
10% 17.1 fps
MRender 23
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 20.5
16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 381 383 383 385 381 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
262GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 83 82 84 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 85.7
Write 82.7
Mixed 18.6
SusWrite 82.8
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GSK64W6H 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 15.5
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 60%

 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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