Lenovo 2356HAU

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Lenovo 2356HAU (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 2356HAU
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '23 at 10:55
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 146 58% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 197 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

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. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 3 3% 2.87 fps	MRender 3.5 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKP1C5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 267 119 123 127 230 MB/s Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.4% Good	Read 215 Write 108 Mixed 180 SusWrite 195 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 29 107% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB 11,127 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 293GB free Firmware: EC2OA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 83.8 Write 88.2 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 86.6 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 0080 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 2356HAU

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	3x

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

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	2x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 0080 12GBHynixBench 32%, 3 samples	1x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $41	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16