Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive88% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180619
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 04 '18 at 15:17
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 174
67% 117 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 546
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Legend(17AA 39AB) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1170
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 19.8
8% 13.8 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 24.7
Splatting 21
19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 184 191 188 180 173 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 896
Write 194
Mixed 269
SusWrite 185
84% 386 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 26.7
96% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 240
181% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88%
Great: 163%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.3% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11.5
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CU Builds (Compare 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CU

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