Lenovo 43521C8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive204% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemLenovo 43521C8  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LENOVO
Memory23.2 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '21 at 00:02
Run Duration299 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 72%
Watch Gameplay: 3060-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2-$345
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 72.6
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 184
63% 111 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 473
50% 400 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 153C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 169
Parallax 160
146% 169 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 136
Splatting 116
116% 146 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 1TB 1TB
910GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0828A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 1482 1458 1455 1473 1485 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,329
Write 1,183
Mixed 814
SusWrite 1,472
270% 1,199 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 22.9
128% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 571
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 481
378% 522 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 204%
Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
2GB free
Firmware: CC25
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 162
Write 133
Mixed 66.6
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
0GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 82.7
Write 93
Mixed 66.6
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
950GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 110 108 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 71
Write 123
Mixed 94.4
SusWrite 105
73% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
174% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 67%
4GB free, PID 0165
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5 5 5 4.9 5 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
5.17% Terrible
Read 22.1
Write 4
Mixed 5
SusWrite 4.9
9% 9 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.17%
Great: 9%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB
52GB free, PID 1030
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 79 83 82 82 83 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.8% Average
Read 88.1
Write 78.3
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 79.1
100% 75 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 5.5
337% 5.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0- Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A M378B5173EB0- Kingston HP698650-154- Kingston HP698650-154- Kingston HP698650-154- Kingston HP698650-154- 28GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.3% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 35: 3R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
35% 27% 49 286 235 60 23" 1920 1080 DEL4072 DELL U2312HM
History: Score 17: 1R 2G 6B | Score 48: 7R 3G 4B | Score 35: 3R 5G 5B
Typical 43521C8 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Lenovo 43521C8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $340
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