Notebook W230SS

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 51.3%, 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	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 60% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Notebook W230SS (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook W230SS
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140415
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 14:34
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4712MQ 5,324 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 41.1 2-Core 82.6 44% 66.7 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 174 21% 162 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 72%

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 2300) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.41% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 2.28 1% 6.46 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
Crucial M500 mSATA 120GB-$398 916 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 75 84 81 82 80 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 396 Write 136 Mixed 193 SusWrite 85.5 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 22.8 88% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 141 118% 175 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 73%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 99 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 106 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.C16 1315 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.3 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.1 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical W230SS Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Notebook W230SS

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $48Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	17x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	6x
Core i7-4712MQIntelBench 62%, 5,324 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	23x
GTX 860MNvidiaBench 16%, 18,736 samples	14x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
SSDMCEAW120A4 120GBIntelBench 58%, 177 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 2,188 samples	3x
CT102464BF160B.C16 1x8GBCrucialBench 26%, 5,265 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBKingstonBench 28%, 2,625 samples	2x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16