Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.54% 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 Drive112% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 26 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 202
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 537
55% 444 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39F0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6913
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 7.28
6% 8.31 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 13.1
8% 8.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 179 173 147 197 208 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 969
Write 182
Mixed 264
SusWrite 182
87% 399 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 39.7
153% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 221
194% 299 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
Great: 163%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATS1G64HZ-2G3A1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
35.8% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 10.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 10.9
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CU Builds (Compare 464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CU

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback