Lenovo IdeaCentre K430

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.23% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemLenovo IdeaCentre K430  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 22:02
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 543
54% 443 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620
Device(1642 3A98) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 311.6
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.23% Terrible
Lighting 2.67
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2
2% 2.54 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 2.57
Splatting 2.7
2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.23%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 50 37 39 28 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 106
Write 98.5
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 38.7
51% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.4
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical IdeaCentre K430 Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaCentre K430

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $363
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