Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive294% 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.
CPU throttled at 89% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '18 at 14:21
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 89%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 583
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 80%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Legend(17AA 39AB) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8875
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Lighting 33.3
Reflection 23.7
Parallax 28.8
27% 28.6 fps
MRender 34.7
Gravity 30.9
Splatting 21.6
23% 29.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 2123 1133 1133 1091 1100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
294% Outstanding
Read 2,226
Write 2,288
Mixed 1,553
SusWrite 1,399
419% 1,867 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 81.3
268% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 869
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 770
591% 804 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 294%
Great: 329%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
76.2% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Lenovo 81CU

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