Lenovo 81AX

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.17% 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.
Boot Drive	125% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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 81AX (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201117
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 00:27
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 55.6 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 151 52% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 432 44% 355 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.7% 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 3973) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	6.17% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 7.8 6% 6.07 fps	MRender 8.3 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 10.9 7% 8.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.17% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512G-1101 512GB 10,396 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20240001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 690 734 695 672 709 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 658 Mixed 606 SusWrite 684 149% 662 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 22.8 102% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 451 DQ Mixed 591 432% 568 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 200%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC M471A1K43CB1-CRC 12GB 5,960 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 12.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 3R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	9%	79	49	17	60	15.5"	1536 864	CMN15D5

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Lenovo 81AX

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	597x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	315x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	88x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	969x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	107x
Radeon 530AMDBench 7%, 3,164 samples	29x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	101x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	78x
CA1-8D128 128GBLiteonBench 102%, 760 samples	76x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	128x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 0443 RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 8GBSamsungBench 59%, 663 samples	104x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 0443 RMSA3270MB86H9F2400 8GBSamsungBench 59%, 811 samples	93x

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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