Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.4% 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 Drive236% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 89% 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
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180619
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 89%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 550
60% 474 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Legend(17AA 39AB) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1163
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Lighting 32.8
Reflection 24.1
Parallax 28.8
27% 28.6 fps
MRender 34.3
Gravity 31
Splatting 21.8
23% 29 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 649 648 637 642 636 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 2,290
Write 1,890
Mixed 1,524
SusWrite 664
355% 1,592 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 53.5
220% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 768
DQ Mixed 820
618% 827 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 236%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G3A1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 11.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 12.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Lenovo 81CU

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