Lenovo 81BD

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Lenovo 81BD (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 00:42
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 236 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 462 53% 413 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0 29,453 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Legend(17AA 39B1) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.4 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 17.8 18% 18.1 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19.2 Splatting 19.8 15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 15%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 268 256 255 252 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1,087 Mixed 607 SusWrite 289 217% 987 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 78.9 271% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 781 593% 798 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 1x8GB 16,227 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 11.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 46%

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

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Workstation 6%

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System: Lenovo 81BD

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	70x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	50x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	84x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	31x
RX Vega-64AMD $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples	3x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	21x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	20x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	16x

RAM
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	25x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	18x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	9x

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Value: 26% - Poor

Total price: $49

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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