Lenovo 2516CTO

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Lenovo 2516CTO (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO 2516CTO
Memory	0.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100216
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 02:26
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 M 540 8,329 User benchmarks, average bench 41% None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 65.5 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 140 55% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 164 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 3100M 9,073 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Legend(17AA 2142) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 341.92 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.07% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.13 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.07% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 60GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 32 31 32 33 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.2% Poor	Read 146 Write 58 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 35.4 18% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 13.4 43% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 46.4 DQ Mixed 34.4 27% 37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EBJ21UE8BDS0-AE-F 0198 ASU1333S9-4G-ECEWG 6GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1066, 1334 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.2 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 6.9 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 24%

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Typical 2516CTO Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 2516CTO

CPU
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	9x
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 41%, 8,329 samples	4x
Core i3 M 370Intel $167Bench 39%, 23,407 samples	2x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	11x
NVS 3100MNvidiaBench 1%, 9,073 samples	8x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	3x
Ultra Plus 256GBSanDisk $139Bench 81%, 17,545 samples	2x
ECO2 60GBMushkinBench 38%, 58 samples	2x

RAM
EBJ21UE8BDS0-AE-F 0198 ASU1333S9-4G-ECEWG 6GBUnknownBench 23%, 5 samples	3x
RMT1970ED48E8F1066 2x2GBRamaxelBench 25%, 237 samples	2x
TIMETEC-SD3-1066 2x4GBUnknownBench 22%, 6 samples	2x

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Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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