Sony VGN-P21Z_Q

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemSony VGN-P21Z_Q  (all builds)
MotherboardSony VAIO
Memory1.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1600 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090429
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 08 '21 at 18:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CYP-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Atom Z520
N/A, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.35 GHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Memory 34.2
1-Core 5.8
2-Core 9.4
14% 16.5 Pts
4-Core 9.6
8-Core 9.6
1% 9.6 Pts
64-Core 9.6
1% 9.6 Pts
Poor: 7%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ZF18-64 64GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1117A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 48 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 87.3
Write 41.3
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 41.6
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2
552% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 1 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
7.1% Terrible
MC Read 2.5
MC Write 2
MC Mixed 1.8
6% 2.1 GB/s
SC Read 1.7
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 2.9
6% 2.23 GB/s
Latency 231
17% 231 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.1%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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