Lenovo 81CA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	225% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 89% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Lenovo 81CA (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1570
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '18 at 03:41
Run Duration	84 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 69.6 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 110 49% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 313 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 952 Mixed 1,244 353% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 46.7 174% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 69.4 76% 128 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 191 1241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 117 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 29 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 128 (C2) HDA temperature 107 102 2692388 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CE) Flying height 100 0 36 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 2	73.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 114 Mixed 104 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.85 4K Write 7.98 4K Mixed 0.31 260% 3.38 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB 22,543 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 45%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81CA

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	262x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	75x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	272x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	48x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	18x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	55x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	33x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	33x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	87x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	66x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	44x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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