Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive256% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181121
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 18:24
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 70.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 235
77% 141 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 544
58% 462 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39AB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
4.76% Terrible
Lighting 4.63
Reflection 24.5
Parallax 3.81
4% 11 fps
MRender 9.86
Gravity 4.77
Splatting 9.43
7% 8.02 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.76%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 1322 1692 1054 1106 1092 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,509
Mixed 1,321
SusWrite 1,256
341% 1,523 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 62.8
199% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 894
653% 846 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 256%
Great: 329%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD M471A1K43CB1-CTD 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.8% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 17.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CU Builds (Compare 467 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CU

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