Lenovo 3218AL7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo 3218AL7  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO MAHOBAY
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 171
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 457
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7350
MSI(1462 2186) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 1.57
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 1.91
1% 1.94 fps
Splatting 2.35
2% 2.35 fps
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC65 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 84.9
Write 72.5
Mixed 73.8
58% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.35
75% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Ramaxel RMR5040ED58E9W1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 17.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 3218AL7 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 3218AL7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $390
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