Lenovo 81C4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With 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 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.43% 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 Drive	107% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (67%). 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.

System	Lenovo 81C4 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 04:36
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Memory 54.3 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 143 51% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 223 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 257 16% 257 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Legend(17AA 3803) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6346 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	5.43% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 3.9 Parallax 6.6 5% 5.6 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 7.8 6% 7.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.43% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L2 256GB 5,016 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0L1QEXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 253 290 291 282 283 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 952 Write 298 Mixed 286 SusWrite 281 99% 454 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 30.5 114% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 555 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 390 290% 392 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 241%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GB 54,777 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 8.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 146 28% 146 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 1R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	9%	70	59	43	60	14"	1280 720	LEN8890

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Lenovo 81C4

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	283x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	27x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	293x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	4x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	4x

SSD
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	76x
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1101 512GBWDCBench 195%, 3,929 samples	63x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	52x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	134x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,611 samples	63x
M471A1K43BB1-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 12GBSamsungBench 57%, 801 samples	60x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16