Lenovo IdeaCentre K430

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 12% 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 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.5% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Lenovo IdeaCentre K430 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 23:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 88.8 46% 70.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 220 25% 195 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB; RX-560D4SFGR CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Lighting 18 Reflection 31 Parallax 22.1 15% 23.7 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 34 22% 26.2 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 432 424 442 410 390 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 477 Write 440 Mixed 422 SusWrite 420 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 33.7 106% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 188 141% 189 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 LENOVO 2TB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 909GB free Firmware: MN6OA5R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 138 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 135 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 136 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 859B CT51264BD160B.C16F 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.3 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 57%

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

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Typical IdeaCentre K430 Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaCentre K430

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	30x
Core i5-2320Intel $165Bench 64%, 38,345 samples	7x

GPU
GeForce GT 545NvidiaBench 6%, 2,995 samples	6x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples	4x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	3x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 8394 99[2/7/4]031 8394 99[2/7/4]031 24GBHynixBench 48%, 5 samples	4x
KHX1600C10D3/4G Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 KHX1600C10D3/4G Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GBKingstonBench 56%, 8 samples	3x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	3x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $363

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