Lenovo 3246A2U

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.82% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemLenovo 3246A2U  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO
Memory0.4 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100513
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 02:59
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 530-$45
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
50% Above average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 111
51% 82.8 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 186
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)
Legend(17AA 3053) 763MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.82% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.91
1% 0.97 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 1.39
1% 1.17 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.82%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP1OA3FE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 111
Write 117
Mixed 106
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.2
73% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 5.3
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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