Lenovo IdeaPad Y560

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemLenovo IdeaPad Y560  (all builds)
MotherboardLenovo KL3
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110128
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 01 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 540
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
46.4% Average
Memory 63
1-Core 72.8
2-Core 122
51% 85.8 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 172
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Legend(17AA 3952) 1GB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 6.1.7600.16385
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 6.77
Parallax 5.06
5% 5.98 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 6.7
5% 5.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.91%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005HPM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 58 63 60 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
37% Below average
Read 67.9
Write 52.1
Mixed 38.1
SusWrite 60.9
40% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 37%
Great: 39%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)-$152
594GB free
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 2.9 41 39 46 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 49.7
Write 17.7
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 35.4
19% 26.2 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 667 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.2% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 10.8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical IdeaPad Y560 Builds (Compare 67 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Y560

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $249
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