Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.

System	Lenovo 81CU (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 03:55
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Memory 54.3 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 73.9 36% 56.2 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 232 24% 190 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 39AB) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.96% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 19.6 Parallax 5.41 6% 10.7 fps	MRender 4.14 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 5.78 4% 4.19 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,394 Write 1,084 Mixed 672 232% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 36.3 102% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 325 242% 323 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 317GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 79 77 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 89.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 78 104% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CTD 1x8GB 2,119 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 2.2 17% 5.8 GB/s	Latency 145 28% 145 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81CU

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	379x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	86x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	345x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	114x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	99x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	64x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	57x

RAM
M471A1K43BB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 38%, 2,119 samples	72x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD Ramaxel RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 16GBSamsungBench 69%, 290 samples	60x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 16GBSamsungBench 71%, 305 samples	39x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16