Lenovo IdeaPad Z480

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Lenovo IdeaPad Z480 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO Lenovo
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3632QM 24,912 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 165 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 362 39% 309 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 3,728 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3902) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.17.12.9696 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	3.69% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 5.23 Parallax 2.91 3% 4.03 fps	MRender 5.71 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.87 5% 5.32 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.69% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: GG2OA920 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 62 66 52 64 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 76.9 Write 67.4 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 60.1 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team--Elite-1600 0443 RMT3160ED58E9W1600 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.5 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 16 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 57%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Z480

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	23x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	10x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	8x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	40x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	5x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	5x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	3x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	2x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	3x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 0443 RMT3170ME68F9F1600 8GBUnknownBench 53%, 12 samples	3x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,855 samples	2x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $90

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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