Lenovo IdeaPad Z580

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemLenovo IdeaPad Z580  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Lenovo
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121225
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 14:58
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3520M
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
41% Average
Memory 65
1-Core 31.9
2-Core 55
35% 50.6 Pts
4-Core 94.6
8-Core 197
17% 146 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Legend(17AA 3902) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 1.62
2% 2.42 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 4.57
3% 3.08 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
848GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 90.6
Write 63.4
Mixed 71.6
57% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.29
72% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMT3160ED58E9W1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.2
21% 7.5 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical IdeaPad Z580 Builds (Compare 566 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Z580

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