Lenovo 81EK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.45% 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 Drive160% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). 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.
SystemLenovo 81EK  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '19 at 13:44
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 62.5
2-Core 156
53% 94.3 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 432
43% 353 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 398C) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6577
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.45% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 8.06
7% 8.76 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.45%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512G-1101 512GB
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20210001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 578 732 683 625 629 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 690
Write 756
Mixed 746
SusWrite 658
161% 713 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.5
189% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 771
572% 755 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 160%
Great: 200%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD 1x31GB
1 of 1 slots used
31GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 9.3
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 8.2
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81EK Builds (Compare 476 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81EK

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