Lenovo 4238W1M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemLenovo 4238W1M  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO 4238W1M
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130705
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateDec 27 '16 at 13:32
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Memory 56.6
1-Core 18.8
2-Core 39.5
28% 38.3 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 208
20% 167 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
Legend(17AA 21CE) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 1.85
Parallax 0.81
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 mSATA 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM18D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
30.1% Below average
Read 200
Write 186
Mixed 186
43% 191 MB/s
4K Read 7.52
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 5.08
28% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 66.4
DQ Write 43.5
DQ Mixed 4.8
17% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Goodram GR1333S364L9S/4G 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
39.2% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5
14% 4.9 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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