Lenovo Lenovo IdeaPad Y480

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemLenovo Lenovo IdeaPad Y480  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Product Name
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121010
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 173
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 396
46% 355 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Legend(17AA 3977) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.02% Terrible
Lighting 2.2
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 1.62
2% 2.34 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 4.13
2% 2.87 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.02%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB
834GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 395 297 230 264 304 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 457
Write 113
Mixed 348
SusWrite 312
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 26.4
92% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 215
189% 280 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 101%
Plextor M5M mSATA 256GB-$240
40GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 365 364 361 365 359 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 455
Write 337
Mixed 253
SusWrite 362
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 22.5
81% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 213
184% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.7% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 Builds (Compare 32 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo Lenovo IdeaPad Y480

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $430
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