Lenovo IdeaPad Z480

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Lenovo IdeaPad Z480 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO Lenovo
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 08:33
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3632QM 24,912 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 67.9 1-Core 81.9 2-Core 120 55% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 287 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 3,728 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3902) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	4.92% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 6.8 Parallax 7.6 5% 6.67 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 6.3 6% 6.93 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.92% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 144 123 105 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 416 Write 395 Mixed 384 SusWrite 135 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 36.4 111% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 206 153% 205 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 864GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 110 109 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 5.7 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 108 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMT3160ED58E9W1600 Kingston 99U5417-021.A00LF 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	14"	1920 1017	SEC4542

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Z480

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	23x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	10x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	8x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	40x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	5x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	5x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	3x
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	2x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	3x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 0443 RMT3170ME68F9F1600 8GBUnknownBench 53%, 12 samples	3x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,855 samples	2x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $90

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16