Lenovo 81DM

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.4% 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 Drive	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Lenovo 81DM (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180413
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 14:29
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 183 80% 133 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 633 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3963) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 9.42 Parallax 6.47 6% 7.6 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 12.2 7% 8.18 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 6%
Nvidia MX150-0 29,453 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Legend(17AA 3963) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 17 17% 17.5 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 18.6 Splatting 19.4 15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 95 60 98 46 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 470 Write 345 Mixed 323 SusWrite 94.6 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 36.8 155% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 187 165% 245 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 93%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 917GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 83 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 103 118% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C19 1x8GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.6% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 9.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 47%

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System: Lenovo 81DM

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	159x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	38x
Core i3-7020UIntelBench 40%, 28,454 samples	28x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	200x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	28x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	17x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x
TOSHIBA 128GBKbg30zmt128gBench 83%, 5,624 samples	8x
MTFDDAK256TBN 256GBMicronBench 62%, 1,130 samples	8x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	75x
M471A5244CB0-CRC Ramaxel RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 8GBSamsungBench 57%, 1,596 samples	26x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples	17x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $84

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16