Notebook P17SM-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.3% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Notebook P17SM-A (all builds)
Motherboard	Notebook P17SM-A
Memory	0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140327
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 02:08
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 100 2-Core 194 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 528 55% 443 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.9% 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. 10.18.14.5057 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 3.57 Reflection 27 Parallax 6.59 3% 12.4 fps	MRender 4.81 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 8.17 4% 5.14 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series mSATA 128GB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTXA SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 254 259 190 211 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 426 Write 387 Mixed 376 SusWrite 243 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 38.1 126% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 340 248% 324 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 96%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.5 Write 73 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 74.9 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 71%
ST4000VN 000-2AH166 4TB 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 31.2 Write 26.8 Mixed 23.8 34% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s

WDC WD10 EZEX-08Y20A0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 66GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 24 24 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 25.8 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 24.4 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 50%
ST4000VN 000-2AH166 4TB 27GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 29.5 Write 25 Mixed 23 32% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s

ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 145GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.3 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 26 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 3.4 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 62%
ST4000VN 000-2AH166 4TB 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 31 Write 26.8 Mixed 25.8 35% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.1 MB/s

ST320005 42AS 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 7GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 25.7 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 0.1 24% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.93% Great: 41%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 51GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 31.5 Write 26 Mixed 25.5 35% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 128% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB 2,625 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 8.1 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 34%

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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 $50Bench 60%, 15,557 samples	62x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	33x
Core i7-4910MQIntel $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	80x
GTX 870MNvidiaBench 22%, 3,247 samples	11x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	11x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	5x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $145

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 $46

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