Lenovo 81C7

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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 81C7 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180621
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '20 at 09:22
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	48%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 63.7 1-Core 43.2 2-Core 140 47% 82.1 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 380 44% 341 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3979) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	3.28% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.46 Parallax 4.66 3% 4.94 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 3.63 Splatting 6.04 4% 4.42 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5128GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,145 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41025KLA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 100 69 66 76 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 352 Write 164 Mixed 248 SusWrite 80.6 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 22.9 89% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 84.8 88% 153 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 120%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 98GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 62 50 61 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 57 Write 92.7 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 53.8 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3B2 Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GB 352 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 16 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 18 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 68%

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

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Lenovo 81C7

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	52x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	36x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	77x
Radeon 500AMDBench 13%, 1,010 samples	9x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	2x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	11x
MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 171%, 6,569 samples	9x
THNSN5128GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBToshibaBench 90%, 1,145 samples	5x

RAM
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	23x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	16x
4ATF51264HZ-2G3B2 Hynix HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 8GBMicronBench 59%, 352 samples	10x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $43

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16