Lenovo 2742CJ2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemLenovo 2742CJ2  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO MAHOBAY
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120512
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 01:50
Run Duration432 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 99
2-Core 196
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 386
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT
PNY(196E 0480) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 0.38
1% 1 fps
MRender 2.76
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BW240A3H 240GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB3i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 489
Write 232
Mixed 311
76% 344 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 17.8
81% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 76.6
93% 166 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50% Average
Read 84.2
Write 90.4
Mixed 1.16
42% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.02
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.22
33% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50%
Great: 68%
Verbatim STORE N GO 4GB
0GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
4.33% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 4.24
Mixed 4.57
8% 7.86 MB/s
4K Read 5.25
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.005
20% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.33%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273CH0-CH9 M391B5273CH0-CH9 M391B5273CH0-YH9 M391B5273CH0-CH9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 2742CJ2 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 2742CJ2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $424
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