Lenovo 81EQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.17% 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 90% 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 81EQ  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO VIUU4
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181009
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 04:36
Run Duration79 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 214
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 511
59% 459 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 75%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 3803) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8675
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.17% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.88
6% 8.81 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 14.1
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.17%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1101 512GB
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10130001
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,366
Write 1,276
Mixed 1164
283% 1,268 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.5
209% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1005
DQ Write 864
DQ Mixed 966
715% 945 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 256%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 17.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 21
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81EQ Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81EQ

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