Sony VPCL21AFX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.93% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemSony VPCL21AFX  (all builds)
MotherboardSony VAIO
Memory2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '15 at 15:52
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2410M-$160
N/A, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 65.1
2-Core 92.7
52% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 143
22% 160 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 315M
Sony(104D 907E) 512MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.17.12.6618
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.93% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 2.81
Parallax 0.19
0% 1.21 fps
MRender 3.38
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 2.09
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.93%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
856GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 99.4
Write 83.8
Mixed 78.6
65% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.82
4K Mixed 0.17
37% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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