Lenovo 20278

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 85% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemLenovo 20278  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO 20278 QB0
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 14 '17 at 23:30
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 85%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200M-$39
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
30% Below average
Memory 46.4
1-Core 27.4
2-Core 53.2
28% 42.3 Pts
4-Core 75.4
8-Core 106
11% 90.9 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Legend(17AA 5024) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 4.94
2% 4.51 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 1.97
Splatting 6.09
4% 4.38 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 409
Write 178
Mixed 219
59% 269 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 15.4
86% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.5
DQ Write 95.8
DQ Mixed 18.5
27% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 89%
SDHC Card 4GB
0GB free, PID null
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.66% Terrible
Read 38
Write 10.6
Mixed 16.4
23% 21.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.34
4K Write 0.27
4K Mixed 0.68
48% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.66%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
SHARETRONIC 1315 CT51264BF160BJ.C8F 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.4% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 174
23% 174 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 20278 Builds (Compare 132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20278

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $39
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