Lenovo 1066AJU

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 9.62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 83% 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemLenovo 1066AJU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Emerald Lake
Memory3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 15:39
Run Duration306 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 97%
CPU Throttled 83%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
9.62% Terrible
Memory 11.9
1-Core 28.9
2-Core 11.8
12% 17.5 Pts
4-Core 39.5
8-Core 78.1
7% 58.8 Pts
64-Core 103
6% 103 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 9.62%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
Legend(17AA 3975) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 1.23
3% 1.23 fps
Poor: 1% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AV002D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 106
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.16
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB
12GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Read 20
Write 4.24
Mixed 6.28
10% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.75
4K Write 0.81
4K Mixed 1.18
78% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5773DH0-CH9 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
21.2% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.1
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 2.9
7% 2.53 GB/s
Latency 386
10% 386 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 1066AJU Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 1066AJU

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $113
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