Lenovo 81Q9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.6% 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 Drive133% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemLenovo 81Q9  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '20 at 20:14
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 83%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
62.4% Good
Memory 54.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
75% 145 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 536
58% 458 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Legend(17AA 3801) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7372
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 14.8
13% 16 fps
MRender 14.4
Gravity 16.5
Splatting 28
17% 19.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2 1TB
819GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L1QEXF7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 887 756 827 847 833 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 850
Write 835
Mixed 713
SusWrite 843
183% 811 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 25.2
74% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 687
474% 599 MB/s
Poor: 180%
This bench: 133%
Great: 339%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (90th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 45.3
MC Mixed 39.6
124% 43.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 111%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81Q9 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

System: Lenovo 81Q9

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