Lenovo 81EK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.25% 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 Drive161% 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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.
SystemLenovo 81EK  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180802
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 14:58
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 57%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 74.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 381
54% 395 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 398E) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4905
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.25% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 8
Parallax 6.53
5% 6.78 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 15.8
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.25%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 312 315 315 315 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,286
Write 538
Mixed 947
SusWrite 321
171% 773 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 60.5
209% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 578
430% 569 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 161%
Great: 163%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 11.1
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81EK Builds (Compare 476 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81EK

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