Samsung 300E5M/300E5L

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	6.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	83.2% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 93% 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.

System	Samsung 300E5M/300E5L (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP300E5M-XF3BR
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	93%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7500U 139,101 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 68 1-Core 55.5 2-Core 94 46% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 232 25% 197 Pts	64-Core 235 15% 235 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Sanyo(144D C784) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7988 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 8.31 Parallax 7.12 5% 7.34 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 13.9 8% 8.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 343 344 389 359 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 385 Mixed 368 SusWrite 350 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 28.1 95% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 272 220% 312 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 123%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 154GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 411 425 417 350 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,473 Write 1,255 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 420 232% 1,040 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 44.4 141% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 630 465% 617 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 228%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 859B BLS4G4S240FSD.8FBD 12GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.2 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Samsung 300E5M/300E5L

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	189x
Core i3-6006UIntelBench 36%, 47,111 samples	102x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples	95x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	218x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	104x
920MXNvidiaBench 6%, 8,308 samples	70x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	22x
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	8x

RAM
SF4641G8CKHIWDFSEG 1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,421 samples	142x
SF464128CKHIWDFSEG 1x4GBUnknownBench 35%, 1,004 samples	80x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	34x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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