Lenovo 81Q9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 86% 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.
Run History
SystemLenovo 81Q9  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210224
Uptime11.9 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 15:35
Run Duration363 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 51.9
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 67.5
41% 63.1 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 230
25% 199 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Legend(17AA 3801) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
4.98% Terrible
Lighting 9.1
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 11.2
7% 9.83 fps
MRender 0.4
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 0
0% 0.33 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 4.98%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+477G 512GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 47 45 48 50 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 43.4
Write 173
Mixed 288
SusWrite 42.7
32% 137 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 6.2
79% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 198
137% 170 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 31.3
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81Q9 Builds (Compare 518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

System: Lenovo 81Q9

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