Lenovo 2356CTO

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Lenovo 2356CTO (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 2356CTO
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 07:55
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3320M-$199 30,496 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 164 67% 113 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 216 29% 216 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 21FB) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.3% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 5.65 Parallax 3 4% 4.62 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 8.35 4% 4.99 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.3% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 60GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.095.14 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1268 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 411 (A3) Unknown 0 0 106 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 0 0 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 524289 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AD) Unknown 1 1 4308533396 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 128 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 75 75 257700003865 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 0 0 0 (C4) Reallocation count 0 0 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 0 0 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8748631552 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3187397846	22.1% Poor	Read 231 Write 20.1 Mixed 17.6 19% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 0.92 35% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 51.7 DQ Write 44.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 13% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89 9,811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 250GB free Firmware: GHBZB550 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 233 233 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1318 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 18491 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 590 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65994768 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 9405 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 201864380452 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	51.5% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 87.7 Mixed 52.9 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.23 70% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 1x8GB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 2356CTO

CPU
Core i5-3320MIntel $199Bench 48%, 30,496 samples	2x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	3x

SSD
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	1x
520 Series 180GBIntel $132Bench 72%, 14,258 samples	1x

RAM
99U5428-063.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 1,622 samples	1x
HMT451S6AFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 1,663 samples	1x
HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 2,616 samples	1x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16