Sony VGN-N31S_W

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (89%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemSony VGN-N31S_W  (all builds)
MotherboardSony VAIO
Memory1.5 GB free of 3 GB
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20070208
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 17 '16 at 15:46
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 89%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 T5500-$18
N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.65 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Memory 51.4
1-Core 11.2
2-Core 22.5
22% 28.4 Pts
4-Core 20.5
8-Core 19.8
3% 20.1 Pts
64-Core 18.6
1% 18.6 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 79.6
Write 73.2
Mixed 76.7
58% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.17
72% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 63%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB
29GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 13.6
Mixed 17
24% 21 MB/s
4K Read 3.05
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.64
62% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
7.41% Terrible
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 1.6
MC Mixed 1.7
6% 2.07 GB/s
SC Read 1.5
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 1.3
5% 1.73 GB/s
Latency 156
26% 156 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 7.41%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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