Lenovo 031942U

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Lenovo 031942U (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 031942U
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20111109
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '16 at 05:38
Run Duration	422 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Memory 63.2 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 110 49% 80.9 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 135 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) 99,513 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Legend(17AA 215A) 3.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.61% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 0.85 Parallax 0.62 0% 0.7 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.3 1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.61% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: LE1i Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 62045097566225 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1372 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 297 (B7) Unknown 100 100 121 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 297 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 208988 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 65 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 208988 (F2) Unknown 100 100 389164 (F9) Unknown 100 100 7716	43.5% Average	Read 239 Write 166 Mixed 182 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 14 55% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 63.2 74% 129 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 88%
Mass Storage Device 750GB 820 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 198GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 22.8 Mixed 11.7 25% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.18 26% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 20%
SanDisk Cruzer U 8GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 2.85 Mixed 2.22 7% 8.43 MB/s	4K Read 4.12 4K Write 0.74 4K Mixed 1.02 75% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HG0NS-CG 80CE M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.3% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 9 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 5.7 16% 5.7 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 031942U

CPU
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples	1x
Core i3 M 380Intel $130Bench 40%, 21,755 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	2x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 40%, 2,278 samples	1x
CT4G3S1067M.C16F 2x4GBCrucialBench 27%, 43 samples	1x

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Value: 11% - Very poor

Total price: $29

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16