Lenovo 81CU

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.39% 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 Drive177% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.
SystemLenovo 81CU  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '20 at 19:56
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 586
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Legend(17AA 39AB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 8.2
6% 14.6 fps
MRender 6.6
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 13
8% 8.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 1320 1168 915 874 874 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 866
Write 1,160
Mixed 728
SusWrite 1,064
216% 955 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 21.9
105% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,107
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 1,049
783% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 177%
Great: 370%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA51S6AMR6N-UH 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.3
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 81CU Builds (Compare 465 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 81CU

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