Lenovo 4524A31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Lenovo 4524A31 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110214
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '24 at 15:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$187 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 172 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 440 46% 368 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 2.5 240GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42059100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 183 41 114 53 62 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.3% Average	Read 243 Write 213 Mixed 222 SusWrite 111 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 23.8 80% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 7.3 46% 107 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 77%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 141 139 139 143 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 135 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 140 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 5TB 2,792 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 24 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 51.9 Write 18.9 Mixed 19.6 SusWrite 24.6 21% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 362% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391B5273CH0-YH9 4x4GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 53%

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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	69	57	60	0"	1360 745

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Typical 4524A31 Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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System: Lenovo 4524A31

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	16x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1x
Core i3-2100Intel $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	2x
GeForce GT 740NvidiaBench 7%, 30,433 samples	2x

SSD
SSD220 240GBTranscend $35Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	6x
MKNSSDS2500GB 500GBMushkinBench 69%, 194 samples	4x
SSDNow V+200 Series 60GBKingstonBench 64%, 127 samples	1x

RAM
RMR1810KC58E8F1333 Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 RMR1810KC58E8F1333 Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 12GBUnknownBench 50%, 5 samples	3x
TS512MLK64V6H Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 Adata Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 48%, 3 samples	3x
HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 2,689 samples	2x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $341

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16