Apple MacBook8,1

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 19% Surfboard	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	1.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 45% 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.

System	Apple MacBook8,1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Apple Mac-BE0E8AC46FE800CC
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2304 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180917
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '20 at 15:41
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	45%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core M-5Y31 112 User benchmarks, average bench 38% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Memory 18.7 1-Core 22.6 2-Core 46 17% 29.1 Pts	4-Core 64 8-Core 68.1 9% 66.1 Pts	64-Core 66.6 4% 66.6 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Core M HD 5300 7,223 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Apple(106B 013E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	1.82% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 2.34 2% 2.24 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.67 Splatting 4 2% 2.92 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.82% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple APPLE SSD AP0256 251GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 396 386 160 410 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 254 Write 188 Mixed 151 SusWrite 355 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 16.6 68% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 36.6 DQ Mixed 183 98% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0x483943434E4E4E4350544D4C42522D4E5444 2x4GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 9 23% 7.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 6.7 16% 5.57 GB/s	Latency 330 12% 330 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 50%

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

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Typical MacBook8,1 Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Apple MacBook8,1

CPU
Core M-5Y31IntelBench 38%, 112 samples	14x
Core M-5Y51IntelBench 44%, 484 samples	12x
Core M-5Y71IntelBench 45%, 3,052 samples	2x

GPU
Core M HD 5300IntelBench 3%, 7,223 samples	28x

SSD
APPLE SSD AP0256 251GBAppleBench 55%, 61 samples	14x
APPLE SSD AP0512 500GBAppleBench 57%, 54 samples	14x

RAM
0x483943434E4E4E4350544D4C42522D4E5444 2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 72 samples	19x
0x4544464231363441314D412D47442D462020 2x4GBUnknownBench 37%, 56 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16