Sony VGN-AR520E

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 16% Surfboard	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 13.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Sony VGN-AR520E (all builds)
Motherboard	Sony VAIO
Memory	1.1 GB free of 4 GB
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20070523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '21 at 02:51
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 T7100-$99 1,343 User benchmarks, average bench 33% N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Memory 23.4 1-Core 20.5 2-Core 16.5 14% 20.1 Pts	4-Core 22.3 8-Core 30 3% 26.1 Pts	64-Core 27.3 2% 27.3 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 38%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GT 372 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sony(104D 9016) 128MB Ram: 128MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	0.61% Terrible	Lighting 0.4 Reflection 0.2 Parallax 0.9 0% 0.5 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.47 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.61% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 85 101 69 57 66 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25% Poor	Read 119 Write 101 Mixed 122 SusWrite 81.1 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 12.4 39% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 85.7 DQ Write 52.2 DQ Mixed 70 52% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 124%

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 way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.9% Terrible	MC Read 2.6 MC Write 1.2 MC Mixed 2.4 6% 2.07 GB/s	SC Read 0.2 SC Write 0.5 SC Mixed 0.8 1% 0.5 GB/s	Latency 297 14% 297 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 5.9% 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 1%

Tree trunk

Desktop 17%

Surfboard

Workstation 1%

Tree trunk

System: Sony VGN-AR520E

CPU
Core2 Duo T7100Intel $99Bench 33%, 1,343 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce 8400M GTNvidiaBench 1%, 372 samples	2x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

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

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Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16