Sony VGN-FW21M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Sony VGN-FW21M (all builds)
Motherboard	Sony VAIO
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 13:03
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo P8600-$42 8,502 User benchmarks, average bench 37% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Memory 72 1-Core 35 2-Core 68.2 40% 58.4 Pts	4-Core 67.9 8-Core 65.2 9% 66.6 Pts	64-Core 68.3 4% 68.3 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 7,025 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sony(104D 9035) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	0.89% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 2.08 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.18 fps	MRender 1.48 Gravity 0.37 Splatting 1.91 1% 1.25 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.89% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 250GB 1,357 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB2AC60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 42 59 61 26 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 80.4 Write 70.9 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 49.8 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 47%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 18 15 15 14 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 27 Write 21.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 14.9 23% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.7 117% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 29%

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 as expected (54^th percentile)	18% Very poor	MC Read 6.1 MC Write 5.2 MC Mixed 5 16% 5.43 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 5.3 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 44%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Sony VGN-FW21M

CPU
Core2 Duo P8600Intel $42Bench 37%, 8,502 samples	2x
Core2 Duo T9550Intel $199Bench 39%, 1,427 samples	1x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 3400ATIBench 1%, 7,025 samples	3x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	2x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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