Apple MacBookPro8,2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 39% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemApple MacBookPro8,2  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-94245A3940C91C80
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 10:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 17%
CPU Throttled 39%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2635QM
U2E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Memory 61.8
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 41.4
30% 41.5 Pts
4-Core 66.3
8-Core 96.1
10% 81.2 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7400M
Apple(106B 00E1) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
2.34% Terrible
Lighting 2.97
Reflection 3.04
Parallax 2.38
2% 2.79 fps
MRender 2.48
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 3.35
2% 2.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.34%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HIS SSD240GB 240GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 237 244 252 248 249 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
47.5% Average
Read 277
Write 249
Mixed 224
SusWrite 244
56% 248 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 27.5
4K Mixed 19.3
64% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 52.8
DQ Mixed 31.6
26% 36.1 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
37% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 123
33% 123 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MacBookPro8,2 Builds (Compare 34 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Apple MacBookPro8,2

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