Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.32% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81CA  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1570
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 22:12
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 70.5
1-Core 55.7
2-Core 112
49% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 311
30% 248 Pts
64-Core 305
19% 305 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39CE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.09
6% 8.74 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 15.9
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.32%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 266 186 275 222 250 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 650
Mixed 337
SusWrite 250
123% 559 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 35.7
122% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 578
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 342
270% 384 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 111%
Great: 141%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
898GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 104 104 104 103 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.5% Below average
MC Read 15
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CA Builds (Compare 335 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CA

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