Lenovo 81CT

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	162% 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 88% 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 81CT (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 20:09
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 87 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 101 56% 86 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 250 26% 211 Pts	64-Core 250 15% 250 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 39EF) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6344 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 4.33 Reflection 6.15 Parallax 4.5 4% 5 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 3.63 Splatting 8.48 5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB 5,016 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0L1QEXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 351 321 316 301 308 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,832 Write 1307 Mixed 998 SusWrite 333 248% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.7 170% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 310 249% 353 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 241%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GB 54,777 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.5% Above average	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 19.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CT

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	179x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	76x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	250x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	2x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	67x
MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GBSamsungBench 180%, 5,016 samples	54x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	25x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples	152x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,611 samples	25x
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 59%, 11,378 samples	23x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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