Lenovo 2356JZ9

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 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 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Lenovo 2356JZ9 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 2356JZ9
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '21 at 18:42
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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 i7-3520M 19,660 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 118 50% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 178 25% 183 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Legend(17AA 2200) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.56% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 2 Parallax 3.1 4% 3.17 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.56% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: LF1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 160 159 164 160 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 331 Write 203 Mixed 258 SusWrite 164 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 24.5 84% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 233 170% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 95%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 82 28 38 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 50.5 Write 84.7 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 58.3 71% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB Kingston 9905428-095.D00LF 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 3R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	8%	88	13	5	50	14"	1600 900	LEN40A1

History: Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 4: 0R 1G 1B | Score 25: 3R 3G 1B

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 2356JZ9

CPU
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1x

SSD
520 Series 240GBIntel $139Bench 78%, 12,595 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8C-PB Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 16GBHynixBench 50%, 6 samples	1x

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Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $139

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16