Notebook P17SM-A

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.8% 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.
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.

System	Notebook P17SM-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P17SM-A
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140327
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 21:14
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 181 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 508 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.4% 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 7481) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4416 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.1 3% 4.63 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.5 4% 5.33 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 250GB-$299 1,431 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 198 191 181 199 197 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 418 Mixed 338 SusWrite 207 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 43.2 145% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 226 206% 314 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 110%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 243 244 230 232 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 384 Write 266 Mixed 364 SusWrite 220 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 33.9 114% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 22.9 90% 198 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 100%

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 potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 17.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	41	8	60	17.3"	1920 1017	CMO1720

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Notebook P17SM-A

CPU
Core i7-4710MQIntel $46Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	62x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	34x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	81x
GTX 870MNvidiaBench 22%, 3,247 samples	11x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	11x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
M500 mSATA 120GBCrucial $398Bench 59%, 916 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 10,168 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	7x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	6x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16