Lenovo 81CQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive138% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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
SystemLenovo 81CQ  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180718
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 01:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 36%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 195
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 557
54% 443 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Legend(17AA 38E1) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3615
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 56.6
Reflection 66.9
Parallax 53.8
46% 59.1 fps
MRender 62.7
Gravity 54.9
Splatting 64.9
50% 60.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 298 264 282 278 284 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 819
Write 718
Mixed 419
SusWrite 324
127% 570 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 39.2
181% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 590
477% 674 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 138%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
826GB free
Firmware: LDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 82 88 82 90 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 48.3
Write 65
Mixed 33
SusWrite 82.6
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
82% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5624-001.A00G Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 21.9
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 16
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CQ Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

System: Lenovo 81CQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $75
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