Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.7% 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.

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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150126
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '16 at 10:27
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	59%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$50 15,557 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 38.2 2-Core 79.8 43% 64.7 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 229 23% 188 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Clevo(1558 5281) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4444 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.41% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 2.41 1% 5.1 fps	MRender 3.62 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 2.78 2% 2.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.41% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_m 600_MTFDDAT128MB 128GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1575 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 557 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 131 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (B4) Unknown 0 0 840 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 12 377958236200 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9327316665 (F7) Unknown 100 100 291815557 (F8) Unknown 100 100 345695018	75.7% Very good	Read 506 Write 418 Mixed 464 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 17.3 73% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 42.5 69% 133 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 117%
Hitachi HTS721010A9E6300 1TB 1,420 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 154 154 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 9299 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 2992 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1128 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 85 85 152243 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 244813856789 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1226 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	75.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 124 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.2 84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GB 40,451 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 32%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

CPU
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	47x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	34x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	9x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	63x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	15x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	12x

SSD
PM871 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 76%, 2,585 samples	17x
M500 mSATA 240GBCrucial $120Bench 70%, 1,180 samples	7x
840 Evo mSATA 250GBSamsung $299Bench 89%, 1,431 samples	6x

RAM
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 562 samples	8x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x
TS1GSK64W6H 2x8GBTranscendBench 54%, 1,168 samples	5x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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