Lenovo 3238B81

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemLenovo 3238B81  (all builds)
MotherboardLENOVO MAHOBAY
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 90%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470T-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 64.6
2-Core 109
54% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 176
21% 162 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Legend(17AA 3086) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.72% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.34
2% 1.65 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.07
Splatting 3.3
2% 2.66 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.72%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 484
Write 213
Mixed 293
72% 330 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 3.5
74% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 5.48
42% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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