Lenovo 42962WU

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.2% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Lenovo 42962WU (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 42962WU
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180621
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '23 at 03:46
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 66.7 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 117 51% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 157 21% 157 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 59%

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 21DB) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.6 2% 2 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 209 201 208 199 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 440 Write 210 Mixed 185 SusWrite 203 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 8.9 72% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 93 DQ Mixed 23.2 40% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB Kingston HP16D3LS1KBGH/4G 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.8% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 51%

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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	68	56	60	12.5"	1280 720	LEN40E2

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 42962WU

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	10x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	9x
GTX 950Nvidia $100Bench 26%, 111,509 samples	1x

SSD
SM841 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,284 samples	1x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	1x
M4 256GBCrucial $218Bench 61%, 17,938 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5173BH0-CK0 8GBSamsungBench 42%, 81 samples	1x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GBSamsungBench 41%, 228 samples	1x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	1x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $34

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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