Lenovo 81EQ

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 9% 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 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.48% 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	80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Lenovo 81EQ (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	90%

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 i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 64 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 123 52% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 419 38% 320 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3803) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6346 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 7.97 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 7.94 6% 9.07 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 6.77 Splatting 15.7 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB 7,301 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 197 200 183 189 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 557 Write 208 Mixed 222 SusWrite 192 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 27.2 102% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 463 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 234 202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 163%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GB 54,777 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.3 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical 81EQ Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Lenovo 81EQ

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	27x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	26x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1x

SSD
HFS512GD9TNG-62A0A 512GBBench 144%, 1,335 samples	6x
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1101 512GBWDCBench 195%, 3,929 samples	5x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	5x

RAM
M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,611 samples	12x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	8x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 12GBSamsungBench 57%, 801 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16