Samsung 550P5C/550P7C

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Samsung 550P5C/550P7C (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP550P7C-S04HK
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140616
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '18 at 10:36
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 172 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 432 45% 359 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Sanyo(144D C0D1) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 8.12 Parallax 2.91 4% 5.1 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 8.09 5% 5.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Sandisk i100 8GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 4GB free Firmware: 11.56.04 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 111 Write 31.3 Mixed 48 14% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 3.85 4K Mixed 2.03 23% 5.98 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 17%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 767GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 98.8 Mixed 91.9 71% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.24 78% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 286GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 66.5 Write 60.5 Mixed 58.7 78% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 1,703 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 141GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 81 Write 76.2 Mixed 71.4 97% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.29 66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 41%
WD 5000BEK External 500GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 84GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 23.2 Mixed 12.1 26% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.32 67% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GB 5,979 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 57%

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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 7%

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System: Samsung 550P5C/550P7C

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	313x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	151x
Core i7-3610QMIntel $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples	106x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	477x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	85x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	35x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 5,979 samples	144x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 2x4GBAdataBench 52%, 1,385 samples	70x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	42x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $448

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 $178	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