Lenovo IdeaPad Z470

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	16.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Lenovo IdeaPad Z470 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO KL6
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 09:53
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 93.4 52% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 151 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 397F) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.57 Reflection 4.08 Parallax 1.72 3% 3.12 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 3 3% 4.37 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 68 98 26 44 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.9% Very poor	Read 256 Write 69.7 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 55.4 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 4.8 10% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 55%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 911GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 92 78 99 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 24.5 Write 57.1 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 78.5 40% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99U5428-046.A00LF 2x4GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1334 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Z470

CPU
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	26x
Core i3-2310MIntel $80Bench 46%, 25,542 samples	23x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	16x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	16x
GeForce GT 520MNvidiaBench 2%, 5,654 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	7x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	4x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 80CE DDR3 1333 4G 8GBUnknownBench 49%, 4 samples	4x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	4x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $188

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16