Lenovo 81CT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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.
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 81CT  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181031
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 03:41
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 48.8
2-Core 84.3
45% 68.4 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 235
22% 185 Pts
64-Core 270
17% 270 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39EF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6344
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.96% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 5.19
Parallax 3.81
4% 4.43 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 4.2
Splatting 7.57
5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.96%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 309 309 304 307 295 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 1,239
Write 987
Mixed 475
SusWrite 327
168% 757 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 27.3
87% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 346
260% 347 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 112%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 14.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 96.5
42% 96.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CT Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CT

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