Sony VGN-FW21L

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 36.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemSony VGN-FW21L  (all builds)
MotherboardSony VAIO
Memory4.4 GB free of 6 GB
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '17 at 16:30
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5800
N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Memory 65.3
1-Core 22.7
2-Core 44.6
32% 44.2 Pts
4-Core 44.6
8-Core 44.6
6% 44.6 Pts
64-Core 44.8
3% 44.8 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
Sony(104D 9035) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
0.89% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 2.04
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.17 fps
MRender 1.48
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.91
1% 1.25 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.89%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0809 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.8% Below average
Read 250
Write 173
Mixed 211
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 6.08
53% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 76.4
DQ Write 68.3
DQ Mixed 12
26% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 3.5
12% 4.07 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical VGN-FW21L Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Sony VGN-FW21L

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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