Lenovo 81EK

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6% 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	198% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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 81EK (all builds)
Motherboard	LENOVO LNVNB161216
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 08:54
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	19%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 70.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 198 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 562 55% 452 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 398C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	6% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 7.7 6% 8.73 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 11 7% 7.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1101 512GB 3,929 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10130001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 568 580 586 449 627 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,837 Write 1,665 Mixed 1,521 SusWrite 644 317% 1,417 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 56.7 185% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 925 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 410 356% 545 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 256%
SMI USB DISK 129GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 114GB free, PID null, F90 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 12 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 142 Write 13.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 14.4 43% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 5.8 393% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GB 73,050 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Lenovo 81EK

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	269x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	97x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	38x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	379x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	40x
HD Graphics 610IntelBench 2%, 9,913 samples	33x

SSD
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBench 112%, 7,301 samples	99x
PC SN520 SDAPMUW-256G-1101 256GBWDCBench 143%, 6,320 samples	66x
PC SN520 SDAPMUW-512G-1101 512GBWDCBench 156%, 10,396 samples	65x

RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	97x
RMSA3260MD78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 39%, 6,442 samples	79x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples	61x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16