Notebook P17SM-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemNotebook P17SM-A  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook P17SM-A
Memory10.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710MQ-$48
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 168
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 474
47% 382 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M6M 512GB
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 422 385 415 373 373 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 412
Mixed 297
SusWrite 389
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 39.7
145% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 217
195% 295 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
713GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 124 124 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 122
Mixed 29
SusWrite 124
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 15.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P17SM-A Builds (Compare 126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Notebook P17SM-A

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