Notebook W230SS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.4% 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 Drive102% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemNotebook W230SS  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook W230SS
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140415
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 06 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 76.3
2-Core 186
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 463
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 860M
Clevo(1558 2300) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5655
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Lighting 20.6
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 19.2
17% 18.9 fps
MRender 23.1
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 15.2
16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 318 344 342 370 356 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 425
Mixed 370
SusWrite 356
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 44.6
148% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DM0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.5
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 30 27" 1280 720 WAM2700 HDMI
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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