Lenovo 81C8

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.95% 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	190% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Lenovo 81C8 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	52%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 74 1-Core 41.7 2-Core 94 45% 69.9 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 253 26% 212 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia MX130 14,117 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1891 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	8.95% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 11.2 9% 10.8 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 12.2 Splatting 8.91 9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.95% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 172 172 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,957 Write 812 Mixed 620 SusWrite 182 195% 893 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 63.5 205% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 866 DQ Write 755 DQ Mixed 734 571% 785 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 234%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 674GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 105 102 101 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 132 Write 98.5 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 103 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 186% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 9.5 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 43%

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

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 3%

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System: Lenovo 81C8

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	183x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	73x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	63x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	278x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	37x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	16x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	27x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	19x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	17x

RAM
M471A5143SB1-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 35%, 2,061 samples	38x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	30x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	28x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16