Sony VGN-FZ21M

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 36% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Sony VGN-FZ21M (all builds)
Motherboard	Sony VAIO
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20070704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 20:32
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo T7250-$97 3,604 User benchmarks, average bench 34% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2 GHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 21.4 2-Core 44.7 33% 44.7 Pts	4-Core 35.6 8-Core 45 5% 40.3 Pts	64-Core 45.2 3% 45.2 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 39%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GT 372 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sony(104D 9005) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	0.95% Terrible	Lighting 0.83 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.38 1% 0.98 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 0.6 Splatting 1.87 2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.95% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 64 52 59 59 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 248 Write 178 Mixed 207 SusWrite 105 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 22.2 84% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 115 89% 122 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	14.4% Very poor	MC Read 5.4 MC Write 3.5 MC Mixed 3.7 12% 4.2 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 4.5 13% 4.4 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 34%

Sail boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Sony VGN-FZ21M

CPU
Core2 Duo T7250Intel $97Bench 34%, 3,604 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 8400M GTNvidiaBench 1%, 372 samples	4x

SSD
830 128GBSamsung $109Bench 63%, 37,250 samples	1x
Burst 240GBPatriotBench 73%, 26,886 samples	1x
AS330 240GBApacerBench 81%, 680 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	3x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	1x

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Value: 24% - Poor

Total price: $206

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16