Lenovo 81C9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemLenovo 81C9  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO Lenovo ideapad FLEX 5-1470
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170629
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User ARM-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Memory 46.2
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 81.5
44% 71.5 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 211
22% 178 Pts
64-Core 255
16% 255 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39FB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 7.56
6% 7.89 fps
MRender 7.52
Gravity 6.83
Splatting 15.3
9% 9.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 161 159 158 157 162 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 948
Write 650
Mixed 497
SusWrite 177
126% 568 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 32.4
115% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 395
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 155
143% 228 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 234%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
109GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 66 54 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
42% Average
Read 355
Write 301
Mixed 120
SusWrite 85.6
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 26.4
4K Mixed 5.3
38% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 102
121% 211 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 42%
Great: 82%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
2GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.4 5.8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.42% Terrible
Read 20.2
Write 4.5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 3.9
9% 8.53 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
48% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.42%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 9.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 8.1
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81C9 Builds (Compare 70 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81C9

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