Lenovo IdeaPad Y560

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 99% 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.
SystemLenovo IdeaPad Y560  (all builds)
MotherboardLenovo KL3
Memory1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100723
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateJun 02 '19 at 10:42
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 78.9
1-Core 30.8
2-Core 55.9
40% 55.2 Pts
4-Core 75.2
8-Core 116
12% 95.8 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Legend(17AA 3927) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Lighting 4.83
Reflection 5.96
Parallax 4.28
4% 5.03 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 3.57
Splatting 5.09
4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 24 15 29 51 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 16
Write 30.7
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 33.8
22% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 4444 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 8GB
1334, 1334 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.7% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 11.6
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 6.8
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical IdeaPad Y560 Builds (Compare 67 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Y560

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