Lenovo 20157

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.88% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 20157  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Emerald Lake 2
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120727
Uptime8.6 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 06:09
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 30.7
2-Core 43.4
34% 47.2 Pts
4-Core 96
8-Core 192
17% 144 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 610M
Legend(17AA 3983) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7654
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
1.88% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 2.31
Parallax 1.06
2% 1.83 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 2.57
2% 2.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.88%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 75 84 90 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 94
Write 99.5
Mixed 53
SusWrite 83
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
ZIONL4GBDDR3PC1600 0443 RMT3160ED58E9W1600 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.7% Below average
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 7.5
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 20157 Builds (Compare 358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20157

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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