Lenovo 81AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive140% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81AX  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory15.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '23 at 14:27
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
60.6% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 162
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 287
32% 250 Pts
64-Core 285
18% 285 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 3973) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7812
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.4% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 5.7
4% 7.03 fps
MRender 6.6
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 7.5
5% 6.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.4%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 322 326 325 324 323 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,031
Write 946
Mixed 620
SusWrite 351
164% 737 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 59.3
193% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 469
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 404
297% 393 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 140%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CRC 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FE 20GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.6% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 13.1
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81AX Builds (Compare 1,113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81AX

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