Samsung 270E5K/270E5Q/271E5K/2570EK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.3%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.85% is a very low 3D score (GTX 1070 = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	60.3% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Samsung 270E5K/270E5Q/271E5K/2570EK (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP270E5K-XW1BR
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160614
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-5200U 49,820 User benchmarks, average bench 38% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	44.3% Average	SC Int 78 SC Float 85.2 SC Mixed 79.6 65% 80.9 Pts	QC Int 184 QC Float 215 QC Mixed 201 45% 200 Pts	MC Int 182 MC Float 214 MC Mixed 197 30% 198 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Sanyo(144D C770) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.85% Terrible	Lighting 16 Reflection 19.6 Parallax 21.5 6% 19 fps	MRender 17.3 Gravity 14.8 Splatting 26.5 8% 19.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.85% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 3,849 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 65 66 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 423 Write 233 Mixed 108 SusWrite 66.8 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 24.8 108% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 61.7 DQ Mixed 89.1 83% 134 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled	53.2% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 16.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 71%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 270E5K/270E5Q/271E5K/2570EK Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

System: Samsung 270E5K/270E5Q/271E5K/2570EK

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 42%, 35,950 samples	52x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 38%, 49,820 samples	51x
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 30%, 20,072 samples	9x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 110,921 samples	86x
GeForce 920MNvidiaBench 7%, 5,534 samples	27x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 141,137 samples	1x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $27Bench 58%, 34,451 samples	5x
A400 120GBKingston $20Bench 58%, 24,791 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $39Bench 53%, 158,504 samples	3x

RAM
K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 64%, 2,433 samples	61x
2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 8,471 samples	41x
K4E8E324EB-EGCF 2x2GBSamsungBench 50%, 239 samples	9x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $27

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $345	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $46
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $149	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
Intel Core i5-8600K $259	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $92

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12