Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.8% 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 Drive	94.1% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Lenovo 81CA (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 18:07
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 55.6 2-Core 102 47% 75.8 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 201 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 39CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 0.06 6% 5.81 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 6.93 Splatting 14.9 9% 9.95 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF107C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 374 107 101 70 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 801 Write 550 Mixed 569 SusWrite 200 118% 530 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 33.6 116% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 317 238% 314 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 157%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 390GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 84 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 92.3 Mixed 86 SusWrite 82.7 66% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 152% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 79%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 29GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 9.1 10 9 8.9 9.4 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 23.1 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 10.6 29% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.1 206% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GB 33,430 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 49%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81CA

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	260x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	74x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	269x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	48x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	18x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	33x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	33x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	86x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	66x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	44x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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