Lenovo 81C9

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	10.6% 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.
Boot Drive	111% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 89% 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 81C9 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1470
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 22:06
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 71.5 1-Core 38.7 2-Core 78.3 42% 62.8 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 279 26% 218 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 940MX 36,213 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Legend(17AA 39CE) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1971 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Lighting 13.7 Reflection 10 Parallax 11.9 11% 11.9 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.6 Splatting 8.83 9% 11.9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 168 170 135 141 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 1,394 Write 882 Mixed 636 SusWrite 178 171% 773 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 31.7 107% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 289 204% 261 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 236%
SABRENT 240GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 65GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 166 63 55 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30% Poor	Read 358 Write 321 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 121 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.5 31% 8.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 74%
Adata SU 635 480GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 447GB free Firmware: S112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 305 335 317 340 346 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 369 Write 331 Mixed 298 SusWrite 328 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 16 60% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 40.3 44% 73.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 95%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 77 79 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 62.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 79 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 150% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB 36,753 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 98 41% 98 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81C9

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	64x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	7x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	62x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	9x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	35x
THNSN5128GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBToshibaBench 90%, 1,145 samples	8x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	5x

RAM
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	21x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	13x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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