Notebook W230SS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, 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 Drive80.5% 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.
Run History
SystemNotebook W230SS  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook W230SS
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140415
Uptime102.5 Days
Run DateJun 18 '20 at 07:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$46
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 435
46% 368 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 72.9%
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 16
Parallax 18.7
17% 18.4 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 21.6
Splatting 15.7
16% 20.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 205 209 202 199 205 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 417
Write 269
Mixed 291
SusWrite 197
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 34.1
128% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 177
160% 245 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 86%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
929GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 124 123 126 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 111
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 122
70% 97.5 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%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.T16 Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.7% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.2
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.7%
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%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Notebook W230SS

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