Notebook P17SM-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemNotebook P17SM-A  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook P17SM-A
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140912
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 04 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 555
59% 471 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M
Clevo(1558 7481) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
44% Average
Lighting 54.3
Reflection 53.7
Parallax 53
44% 53.7 fps
MRender 60.1
Gravity 50
Splatting 50.5
43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 433 442 461 461 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 452
Mixed 421
SusWrite 446
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56
184% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 303
244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Crucial M500 mSATA 120GB-$398
110GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 425
Write 141
Mixed 203
SusWrite 139
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 34.8
139% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 161
129% 184 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
914GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 129 134 135 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 144
Write 144
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 134
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Notebook P17SM-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $145
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