Lenovo 81C8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.93% 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 Drive134% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). 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
SystemLenovo 81C8  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 49%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
48.6% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 48.3
2-Core 96.9
44% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 249
26% 210 Pts
64-Core 248
15% 248 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX130
Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1891
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
8.93% Terrible
Lighting 10.8
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 11.2
9% 10.7 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 8.96
9% 11.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 172 171 172 171 171 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,554
Write 756
Mixed 584
SusWrite 186
169% 770 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 42.5
143% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 372
277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 134%
Great: 234%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
575GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 105 100 104 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 99
Write 99.8
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 103
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
146% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 10.1
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Lenovo 81C8

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