Lenovo 3254CTO

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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 3254CTO (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 3254CTO
Memory	0.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130423
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	48%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3612QM 11,760 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 116 51% 82.5 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 262 29% 229 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 5001) 2GB Driver: Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.1% Terrible	Lighting 4.87 Reflection 4.62 Parallax 2.72 4% 4.07 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.52 4% 5.06 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.1% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 86 82 82 81 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 325 Write 130 Mixed 150 SusWrite 83.2 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 22.3 79% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 133 96% 125 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 81%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 116GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 59 56 65 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 46.5 Write 52.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 54.5 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 M471B5273DH0-CK0 6GB 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 54%

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

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Typical 3254CTO Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 3254CTO

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	5x
Core i5-3320MIntel $199Bench 48%, 30,496 samples	3x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	2x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	11x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	2x

SSD
830 128GBSamsung $109Bench 63%, 37,250 samples	1x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GBSamsungBench 45%, 143 samples	2x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,855 samples	1x
M471B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 5,165 samples	1x

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Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $161

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