Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.14% 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 Drive	225% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 89% 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.

System	Lenovo 81CA (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 14:03
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 57.3 2-Core 95.1 50% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 366 36% 296 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia MX130 14,117 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	9.14% Terrible	Lighting 11.2 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 11.4 9% 11 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 12.2 Splatting 8.87 9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.14% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB 5,016 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0L1QEXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 287 303 305 305 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,200 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,127 SusWrite 449 291% 1,313 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 78.7 267% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 480 391% 565 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 241%
Inateck ASM1153E 60GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 34GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 25 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 26.9 8% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 4.5 25% 8.47 MB/s	DQ Read 26.5 DQ Write 23.5 DQ Mixed 8 11% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 26%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 75GB free, PID null, scandisk usb 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 20.2 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 14.2 28% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.3 96% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.M16FE 1x16GB 578 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 77%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81CA

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	260x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	74x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	269x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	48x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	18x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	33x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	33x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	86x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	66x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	44x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16