Lenovo 81EK

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.05% 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	137% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 12:54
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 36.1 2-Core 72.1 44% 63.7 Pts	4-Core 113 8-Core 176 18% 145 Pts	64-Core 83.6 5% 83.6 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.7% 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. 25.20.100.6577 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.05% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 0.65 Parallax 7.34 6% 5.24 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 15.2 8% 9.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.05% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2L1QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 632 635 636 627 625 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 1,241 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 658 249% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 24.7 87% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 230 186% 265 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 296%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 616GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 106 106 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 98.2 Write 96.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 105 119% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GB 96,646 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 9.9 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 9.4 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 46%

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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	268x
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	378x
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 $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