Samsung 530U3C/530U4C/532U3C

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Samsung 530U3C/530U4C/532U3C (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP540U3C-A01CN
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150722
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 10:21
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 60.1 2-Core 124 53% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 126 17% 128 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sanyo(144D C0D7) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3304 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 4.88 Parallax 2.62 3% 3.64 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 7 4% 4.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 196 187 219 228 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 352 Write 290 Mixed 278 SusWrite 220 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 13.2 53% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 153 136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 64GB 1,211 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 58GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.7 9.8 10 8.8 9.8 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 9 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 9.2 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.9 128% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 18%
SDXC Card 256GB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 237GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 17.6 Write 16.3 Mixed 15.6 SusWrite 14.8 22% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.8 123% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BDU0-GN-F Kingston 9905469-055.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 12.8 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 45%

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

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 46%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Samsung 530U3C/530U4C/532U3C

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	95x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	38x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	32x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	167x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	16x
GeForce GT620MNvidiaBench 3%, 886 samples	5x

SSD
i100 24GBSandiskBench 28%, 942 samples	20x
MZMTD128HAFV-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 47%, 2,350 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BDU0-GN-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 29%, 808 samples	39x
EBJ41UF8BDU0-GN-F BA92-09550A 6GBElpidaBench 41%, 139 samples	11x
EBJ41UF8BDU0-GN-F Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 8GBElpidaBench 49%, 276 samples	9x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16