Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.5% 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 Drive194% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemLenovo 81CA  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1570
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '18 at 02:04
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 86%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 63.3
1-Core 51.6
2-Core 94.4
44% 69.8 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 189
23% 175 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8264
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 7.85
Parallax 6.91
7% 7.7 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 5.91
6% 7.45 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 2,044
Write 1,136
Mixed 1,285
328% 1,488 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 33.8
124% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 91.1
DQ Mixed 45.2
51% 87.1 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 194%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.67 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CA Builds (Compare 335 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 81CA

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