Lenovo T540-15ICB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.92% 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 Drive97.6% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemLenovo T540-15ICB  (all builds)
Motherboard
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190313
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 15:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 726
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Legend(17AA 36EB) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.92% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 6.8
5% 7.17 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 10.9
8% 9.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.92%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM128GDHTNG-8310B 128GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80060C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 184 183 182 185 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 893
Write 402
Mixed 313
SusWrite 184
98% 448 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 35.7
130% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 215
167% 229 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
613GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 157 160 154 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 170
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 158
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 0443 RMUA5110ME78HAF-2666 16GB
2133, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical T540-15ICB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

System: Lenovo T540-15ICB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $253
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