Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.34% 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 Drive131% 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemLenovo 81CA  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1570
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 12:08
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 as expected (43rd percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 71.7
1-Core 63.7
2-Core 106
50% 80.4 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 298
28% 231 Pts
64-Core 306
19% 306 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39CE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.34% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 7.84
7% 8.72 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 15.8
9% 9.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.34%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6L1QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 570 574 560 597 589 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 1,017
Write 877
Mixed 708
SusWrite 599
179% 800 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 38.4
119% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 292
240% 347 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 131%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 11.7
34% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.8%
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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