Notebook W230ST

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemNotebook W230ST  (all builds)
MotherboardNotebook W230ST
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130814
Uptime191.2 Days
Run DateJan 27 '18 at 19:42
Run Duration753 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 193
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 482
55% 428 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 71%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BP4 mSATA SSD 256GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 499
Write 329
Mixed 403
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 9.75
102% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 24.4
62% 128 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 77%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
225GB free
Firmware: 1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 62.7
Write 66.7
Mixed 64.7
49% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.19
64% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 62%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 16GB-$19
11GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 126
Write 21.7
Mixed 8.49
44% 52 MB/s
4K Read 5.07
4K Write 0.25
4K Mixed 0.73
52% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 27%
4GB free, PID 5561
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Read 17.8
Write 4
Mixed 6.06
9% 9.28 MB/s
4K Read 4.68
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 1.37
130% 2.66 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 12%
Patriot Memory 2GB
1GB free, PID 3d00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
5.39% Terrible
Read 16.4
Write 6.22
Mixed 8.88
12% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.65
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.06
26% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 5%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
0GB free, PID a205
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
7.92% Terrible
Read 41
Write 2.93
Mixed 6.43
14% 16.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.52
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.04
22% 1.86 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.92%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.9
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical W230ST Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Notebook W230ST

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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