Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300V5A/200A4B/200A5B

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300V5A/200A4B/200A5B (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG 300V3A/300V4A/300V5A/200A4B/200A5B
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121102
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 19:10
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2450M-$225 51,836 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 38.7 2-Core 114 47% 76.5 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 164 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520MX 1,577 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sanyo(144D C0B6) 1GB Driver: nvumdshimx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.19% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 0.8 2% 2.33 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.5 2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.19% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 216 209 218 221 221 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.2% Above average	Read 230 Write 217 Mixed 219 SusWrite 216 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 23.6 80% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 178 141% 195 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 123%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 11,708 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 82GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 71 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 117 Write 104 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 70.7 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 15,815 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 51%

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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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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300V5A/200A4B/200A5B

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	64x
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	58x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	47x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	162x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	69x
GeForce GT 520MXNvidiaBench 2%, 1,577 samples	40x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	7x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	20x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples	16x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 M471B5273DH0-CH9 6GBSamsungBench 36%, 2,424 samples	15x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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