Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.44% 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 Drive340% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (30%). 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.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 21:11
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%
CPU Throttled 89%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 559
63% 496 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39AB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6913
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.44% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 9.96
Parallax 6.94
5% 7.77 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 13.9
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.44%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
684GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2068 2077 1521 1521 1525 1531 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,553
Write 2296
Mixed 1,781
SusWrite 1,707
468% 2,084 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 90.9
302% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 935
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 895
668% 888 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 340%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FE 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 21.9
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CU Builds (Compare 465 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

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