Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (82%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140327
Uptime	38.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '21 at 08:37
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 29.6 2-Core 55.9 35% 50.9 Pts	4-Core 101 8-Core 179 17% 140 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 75%

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 5281) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.14% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1 Parallax 2.4 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 1.7 2% 1.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.14% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 120GB-$398 916 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 131 128 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 373 Write 124 Mixed 188 SusWrite 130 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 26.5 100% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 146 121% 177 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 483GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 112 110 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 110 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB 22,647 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 58%

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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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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Notebook P15SM-A/SM1-A

CPU
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	47x
Core i7-4710MQIntel $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	34x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	9x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	63x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	15x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	12x

SSD
PM871 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 76%, 2,585 samples	17x
M500 mSATA 240GBCrucial $120Bench 70%, 1,180 samples	7x
840 Evo mSATA 250GBSamsung $299Bench 89%, 1,431 samples	6x

RAM
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 562 samples	8x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x
TS1GSK64W6H 2x8GBTranscendBench 54%, 1,168 samples	5x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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