Lenovo 81N4

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	318% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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 81N4 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190507
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 17:52
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8565U 81,207 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 75.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 254 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 593 64% 509 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce MX230 6,801 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Legend(17AA 39F3) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4097 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Lighting 14.2 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 11.2 12% 13.1 fps	MRender 17.9 Gravity 13.7 Splatting 13.8 12% 15.1 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 12%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 458GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L1QEXF7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1643 1691 1689 1692 1573 1486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2305 Write 2,222 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 1629 432% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 82.4 269% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 937 708% 950 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 329%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMSA3300ME78HBF-2666 1x16GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 11 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 48%

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

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Typical 81N4 Builds (Compare 222 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81N4

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	94x
Core i3-8145UIntelBench 53%, 15,431 samples	46x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	34x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	157x
UHD Graphics 610IntelBench 2%, 3,878 samples	48x
GeForce MX230NvidiaBench 10%, 6,801 samples	17x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	39x
WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GBNvmeBench 183%, 3,501 samples	33x
SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GBNvmeBench 200%, 3,384 samples	28x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples	36x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples	33x
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBMicronBench 59%, 5,397 samples	26x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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