Lenovo 81C4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.54% 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 Drive77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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
24 months ago, 21 months ago.
SystemLenovo 81C4  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory3.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201123
Uptime17.5 Days
Run DateMay 03 '22 at 05:48
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 68.4
1-Core 48.8
2-Core 98.2
45% 71.8 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 227
24% 190 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 3803) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 5
Parallax 8.6
6% 6.93 fps
MRender 9
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 11.7
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0L1QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 137 145 167 164 158 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 480
Write 359
Mixed 672
SusWrite 169
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 36.5
122% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 303
205% 254 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 241%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 14.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.3
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81C4 Builds (Compare 310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81C4

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