Notebook W230SS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemNotebook W230SS  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook W230SS
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140415
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateApr 28 '19 at 15:06
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 512
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Clevo(1558 2300) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 18.8
17% 18.4 fps
MRender 23.6
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 15.8
16% 20.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 231 232 234 235 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 428
Write 272
Mixed 290
SusWrite 234
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 33.9
129% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 178
161% 245 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 86%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 115 120 123 126 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 120
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 122
72% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
876GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 119 120 130 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 110
Write 131
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 120
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.3
156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.T16 Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.5% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical W230SS Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Notebook W230SS

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