Lenovo 81C8

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.32% 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	117% 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.

High background CPU (26%). 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 81C8 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 04:58
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	26%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 45.2 2-Core 103 49% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 268 28% 222 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 39CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 7 5% 8.13 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 11.5 7% 7.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 513 530 484 540 543 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 1,019 Write 700 Mixed 585 SusWrite 560 160% 716 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 24.4 92% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 282 216% 298 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 339%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 861GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 110 105 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 118 Write 91.4 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 107 69% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 150% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 79%
BUFFALO HD-PXU2 499GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 272GB free, PID 0177 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 36 38 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 26.9 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 37.7 44% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 19%

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 (56^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 45%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 3%

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System: Lenovo 81C8

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	182x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	73x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	63x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	277x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	37x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	16x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	27x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	19x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	17x

RAM
M471A5143SB1-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 35%, 2,061 samples	37x
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	30x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	28x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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