Samsung 940X3L

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.1% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Samsung 940X3L (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP940X3L-K01US
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161116
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 52.1 2-Core 114 47% 77.8 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 166 26% 185 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sanyo(144D C12A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Lighting 3.47 Reflection 4.73 Parallax 3.31 3% 3.84 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 6.7 4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB 8,101 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: G882002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 181 190 184 145 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 403 Write 246 Mixed 266 SusWrite 178 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 18.3 72% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 189 159% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GB 8,887 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.9% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 71%

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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 940X3L Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Samsung 940X3L

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	14x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	14x

SSD
CV1-8B256 256GBLiteonBench 77%, 8,101 samples	9x
MZNTY256HDHP-000 256GBSamsungBench 82%, 557 samples	3x
SD8SN8U1T001122 1TBSandiskBench 82%, 1,266 samples	1x

RAM
K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 62%, 8,887 samples	14x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16