Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Lenovo 81CU (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201229
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 21:53
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 92.8 48% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 189 22% 173 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile) 160,694 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Legend(17AA 39AB) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.4629 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Lighting 31.5 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 30.6 26% 30.5 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 20 22% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 25%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 473 492 509 533 530 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,505 Write 1,022 Mixed 993 SusWrite 512 224% 1,008 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 22.1 80% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 89.3 77% 117 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA51S6AMR6N-UH Ramaxel RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 16GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.8% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15E8

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81CU

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	382x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	88x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	350x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	114x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	99x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	66x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	57x

RAM
M471A1K43BB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 2,119 samples	74x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD Ramaxel RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 16GBSamsungBench 69%, 290 samples	60x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 16GBSamsungBench 71%, 305 samples	39x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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