Samsung 530U4E/540U4E

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.19% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Samsung 530U4E/540U4E (all builds)
Motherboard	SAMSUNG NP530U4E-X02PT
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140226
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 14:47
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	40%
CPU Throttled	99%

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 i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 45 2-Core 48.2 42% 57.8 Pts	4-Core 94.9 8-Core 117 14% 106 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 58%

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 C0E8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 4.42 Parallax 2.66 3% 3.53 fps	MRender 3.62 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.22 4% 4.36 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 300 Write 232 Mixed 231 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 15.7 49% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 32.9 27% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Sandisk i100 24GB 942 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 7GB free Firmware: 11.56.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 75 75 77 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 317 Write 80 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 78.1 29% 134 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 8.3 31% 9.43 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 11.7 10% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 31%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 37.2 Mixed 34 SusWrite 37.5 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 13GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4.1 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 17.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 4 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 124% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-053.A00LF 1x8GB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.5% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 6.7 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 33%

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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 46%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Samsung 530U4E/540U4E

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	72x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	2x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	73x
Radeon HD 8600/8700MAMDBench 6%, 1,000 samples	2x

SSD
i100 24GBSandiskBench 28%, 942 samples	6x
GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GBGigabyteBench 78%, 7,834 samples	3x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
EBJ41UF8BDU0-GN-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 29%, 808 samples	11x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 3,287 samples	7x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 8,533 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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