Lenovo 4242CW5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 4242CW5  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO 4242CW5
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180614
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateDec 15 '21 at 06:22
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
42.7% Average
Memory 63.3
1-Core 56.9
2-Core 86.5
44% 68.9 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 153
18% 140 Pts
64-Core 183
11% 183 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
Legend(17AA 21CF) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.83% Terrible
Lighting 2.1
Reflection 1.4
Parallax 1.6
2% 1.7 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 2.7
2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.83%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256-G2 256GB
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 178 208 169 169 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 399
Write 392
Mixed 342
SusWrite 202
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 32.7
106% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 317
231% 300 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
428GB free
Firmware: GH2OA420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 114 114 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 100
Write 106
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 114
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
25.6% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 7
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 4242CW5 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 4242CW5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $62
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