Lenovo 42912WU

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Lenovo 42912WU (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 42912WU
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 21:07
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 59.2 2-Core 126 50% 84.5 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 191 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Legend(17AA 21DA) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.1 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 142 111 112 112 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 352 Write 203 Mixed 255 SusWrite 126 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 17.9 61% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 211 151% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GB 1,464 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical 42912WU Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 42912WU

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	8x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	8x

SSD
335 Series 240GBIntel $219Bench 77%, 4,220 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 8GBSamsungBench 44%, 1,464 samples	2x
RMT3170MN68F9F1600 Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 8GBUnknownBench 37%, 12 samples	2x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	1x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369