Lenovo 81C8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.71% 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 Drive112% 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.
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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81C8  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 08:55
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 57.2
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 68.4
37% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 205
21% 169 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX130
Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9764
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
6.71% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 4.78
6% 6.38 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 7
7% 8.92 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.71%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF107C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 1,261
Write 557
Mixed 788
191% 869 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 17.5
87% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 72.6
DQ Mixed 16.8
22% 37.9 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 112%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
28.7% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 8.4
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 136
29% 136 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81C8 Builds (Compare 334 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81C8

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