Sony VGN-AW21S_B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 25%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemSony VGN-AW21S_B  (all builds)
MotherboardSony VAIO
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '16 at 15:35
Run Duration1314 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P8600-$42
N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25% Poor
Memory 45.9
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 20.9
23% 29.6 Pts
4-Core 24.4
8-Core 38
4% 31.2 Pts
64-Core 31.6
2% 31.6 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
Sony(104D 9040) 512MB
Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 7.15.11.7676
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
1.24% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 0.59
2% 2.46 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.24%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fujitsu MHZ2500BT G1 500GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0041000C Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 43.9
Write 42.4
Mixed 39.5
32% 41.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.27
68% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 28%
Generic SDU1 SD Card 128GB
73GB free
Firmware: 0.2
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.49% Terrible
Read 11.3
Write 9.65
Mixed 10.3
8% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.42
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.71
279% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 20%
ChipBank SD/MM Reader 128GB
119GB free, PID 1307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
9.69% Terrible
Read 17.7
Write 7.26
Mixed 14.4
16% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 1.31
109% 2.05 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.69%
Great: 18%
USB 2.0 SD MMC Reader 128GB
119GB free, PID 8123
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
8.84% Terrible
Read 17.7
Write 7.46
Mixed 14.5
16% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.13
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.83
83% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.84%
Great: 18%
Mass Storage Device 64GB
59GB free, PID 1212
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 20.7
Write 15.5
Mixed 17.2
22% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 1.29
135% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
9.66% Terrible
MC Read 2.8
MC Write 2.5
MC Mixed 2.8
8% 2.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 176
23% 176 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.66%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VGN-AW21S_B Builds (Compare 1 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: Sony VGN-AW21S_B

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $42
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