Lenovo IdeaPad Z470

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Lenovo IdeaPad Z470 (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO KL6
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 83.7 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 104 57% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 157 21% 158 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 3975) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 1.5 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 2.57 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.17 2% 2.66 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 43 43 42 43 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 250 Write 56.4 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 42.4 23% 107 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 11.4 56% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 48.8 47% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 100%
Kingston DT CNY 12 Dragon 8GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1663 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.8% Terrible	Read 15.6 Write 8.8 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 2.6 9% 7.88 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.8% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GB 18,713 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1334 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	29% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 29%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Lenovo IdeaPad Z470

CPU
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	26x
Core i3-2310MIntel $80Bench 46%, 25,542 samples	23x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	16x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	79x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	16x
GeForce GT 520MNvidiaBench 2%, 5,654 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	7x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	4x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 80CE DDR3 1333 4G 8GBUnknownBench 49%, 4 samples	4x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	4x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $188

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16