LG 14Z980-A.AAS7U1

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.61% 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	99% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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	LG 14Z980-A.AAS7U1 (all builds)
Motherboard	LG 14Z980
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180402
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 04:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	34%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 62.4 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 126 49% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 360 38% 304 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.2% 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% Device(1854 0300) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.61% Terrible	Lighting 8.17 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 8.09 7% 9.23 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 7.13 Splatting 0.09 4% 5.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.61% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 371 369 372 370 367 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 667 Write 658 Mixed 275 SusWrite 372 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 21.6 78% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 643 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 396 346% 516 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 155%
HFS512G39TNF-N3A0A 512GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 477GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 406 393 360 358 355 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 436 Write 367 Mixed 353 SusWrite 375 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 24.5 81% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 328 254% 347 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
MEM-DOWN 1x8GB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 10.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 42%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: LG 14Z980-A.AAS7U1

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	3x

SSD
HFS512G39TNF-N3A0A 512GBBench 88%, 257 samples	2x
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBAdata $80Bench 279%, 85,928 samples	1x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-SD4-2400 MEM-DOWN 16GBUnknownBench 64%, 2 samples	1x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 MEM-DOWN 24GBMicronBench 68%, 8 samples	1x
CT16G4SFD824A.C16FDD MEM-DOWN 24GBUnknownBench 63%, 5 samples	1x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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