Lenovo 81Q9

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 86% 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.

System	Lenovo 81Q9 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 23:37
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	86%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-1065G7 58,314 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 71.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 268 84% 157 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 630 70% 549 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7 52,498 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Legend(17AA 3801) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6847 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 17.6 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 16.9 14% 16.9 fps	MRender 18.7 Gravity 17.9 Splatting 29.1 19% 21.9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2 1TB 13,997 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 907GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L1QEXF7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 1214 1110 1276 1341 1327 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,850 Write 1,347 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 1,248 321% 1,432 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 69.5 233% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 830 574% 728 MB/s
Poor: 180% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 339%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 25GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 56 58 61 46 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 82.7 Write 12 Mixed 16.3 SusWrite 54.7 47% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.4 87% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 43%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 144 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 114 SusWrite 143 195% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GB 7,828 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 41.1 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 26.7 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%

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Gaming 16%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 15%

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System: Lenovo 81Q9

CPU
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	497x
Core i5-1035G4IntelBench 55%, 13,243 samples	24x

GPU
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	482x
Iris Plus G4IntelBench 6%, 12,263 samples	24x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	3x

SSD
MZVLB512HBJQ-000L2 512GBSamsungBench 242%, 17,400 samples	159x
MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2 1TBSamsungBench 281%, 13,997 samples	143x
SKHynix_HFS512GD9TNG-L3A0B 512GBBench 153%, 2,194 samples	70x

RAM
K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GBSamsungBench 104%, 7,828 samples	189x
2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 3,676 samples	157x
K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL K4U6E3S4AA-MGCL 12GBSamsungBench 85%, 285 samples	109x

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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