Lenovo 81XA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive289% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 78% 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.
SystemLenovo 81XA  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO VIUU4
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200110
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 17 '20 at 03:39
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 78%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10510U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 120
2-Core 194
80% 135 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 497
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 201
12% 201 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce MX250
Legend(17AA 3F19) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5167
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 20.5
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 18.7
17% 18 fps
MRender 18.9
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 20.3
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 2030 1197 1092 1052 1062 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,166
Write 1,853
Mixed 1,129
SusWrite 1,371
365% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 80.1
268% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 835
614% 810 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 289%
Great: 329%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G44AB0-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.2
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 17.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81XA Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81XA

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