Lenovo 81CQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive183% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemLenovo 81CQ  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 22:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 595
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Legend(17AA 38E1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3615
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Lighting 63
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 55.7
51% 62.7 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 56.6
Splatting 65.2
52% 62.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 320 320 300 289 291 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1862
Write 743
Mixed 480
SusWrite 346
187% 858 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 47.1
187% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 656
DQ Mixed 651
501% 682 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 183%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
918GB free
Firmware: LDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 100 107 108 105 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 70.8
Write 122
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 101
63% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5624-001.A00G Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
71.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CQ Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

System: Lenovo 81CQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $75
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