Lenovo 9960ALU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 38.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemLenovo 9960ALU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LENOVO
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '22 at 20:34
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
38.7% Below average
Memory 62.1
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 93.5
42% 67.4 Pts
4-Core 90.7
8-Core 93.6
12% 92.1 Pts
64-Core 91.9
6% 91.9 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 5400
PwrHis(1787 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.06% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 1.6
1% 1.57 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.9
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.06%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3E00101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 221 219 222 225 221 MB/s
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.7% Above average
Read 207
Write 218
Mixed 227
SusWrite 219
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 20.6
75% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 110
95% 142 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 189 188 189 191 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 120
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 187
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.9% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 5.4
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 5.8
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 9960ALU Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 9960ALU

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