Wacom Citiq Companion

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
CPU throttled at 79% 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.
SystemWacom Citiq Companion  (all builds)
MotherboardINTEL ChiefRiver
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140103
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3517U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Memory 79
1-Core 19.6
2-Core 60
38% 52.9 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 172
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Device(1B0A 017B) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3621
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.69 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series mSATA 256GB-$167
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTXAN101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 106 175 136 193 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 332
Write 350
Mixed 189
SusWrite 150
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 14.4
43% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 156
127% 181 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.8% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 4.2
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Citiq Companion Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Wacom Citiq Companion

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