Lenovo IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS |
The Processor
The Lenovo - IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS is a laptop PC that is equipped with 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 processor. It is a power-efficient dual-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice -Lake-U generation. This processor from Intel features two Sunnycove processor cores with 4 threads credits to HyperThreading technology. The processor has a clock rate of 1.2 GHz GHz with Turbo Boost of up to 3.4 GHz. The Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it while increasing energy efficiency when you don't. It has three levels of cache memory from 96 KB to 4 MB level 3 cache memory with a power consumption of 15W, but it is configurable from 13W to 25W. It has a PassMark rating of 5248 points.
The Graphics Card
The Lenovo - IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS comes equipped with an integrated GPU called UHD Graphics G1 clocks from 300 - 1150 MHz. In this Core i3 processor, the integrated GPU features 32 of the 64 CUs and clocks at 300 - 900 MHz. This GPU offers no dedicated graphics memory which means that it has no eDRAM cache like the Intel Iris Graphics 655 ancestor of the Coffee Lake SoCs. The performance of this GPU should be above the old Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Gen. 9.5) that was found in Whiskey Lake processors. Therefore, only a few new AAA games can be played smoothly with the UHD Graphics G1.
The Display
The Lenovo - IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS features a 15.6" Full HD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution with native 1080p support. With the resolution and screen size, this display will not be the sharpest in a laptop nowadays. But for this price of the laptop, what more can you ask for?
The RAM
The Lenovo - IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS Go has 8GB system memory for advanced multitasking, the considerable high-bandwidth RAM is needed to easily run your games, photo and video-editing applications, as well as to run multiple programs and browser tabs all at once. Specifically, the laptop has DDR4 RAM with a system memory speed of 2666 megahertz with 4 megabytes cache memory.
The Storage
This Lenovo - IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS has a storage capacity of 256 GB SSD which uses the NVMe technology which is faster compared to the old HDD or SSD that uses SATA interface.
Battery, Dimensions, and Inclusions
It has a 2-cell, Li-ion battery that will give you up to 7 hours of battery juice. The laptop has the following dimension 14.26 inches x 9.98 inches x 0.78 inches and weighs about 4.07 pounds. What’s included in the box is a Notebook, Charger, and User Guide. This is powered by Windows 10 OS.
Connectivity and other Features
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 81WE011UUS comes equipped with the following connectivity features like HDMI port; 1x USB 2.0 Type-A Port; 2x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports; Headphone Jack; Wireless connectivity (WiFi 5 - 802.11 ac) that connect to a Wireless-AC router for nearly 3x the speed; Bluetooth; HD Camera; and Dolby Audio.
This laptop costs around USD$ 450, but it is now on sale at about $300.
TecTack Rating:
Processing Power: ★★★
Design: ★★★
Basic Office: ★★★★★
Gaming: ★★
Internet Browsing: ★★★★
Storage Capacity: ★★
Multi-tasking: ★★★
Video Editing: ★★
Portability: ★★
Connectivity: ★★★