Apple MacBookAir8,1

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Apple MacBookAir8,1 (all builds)
Motherboard	Apple Mac-827FAC58A8FDFA22
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230417
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '23 at 12:57
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8210Y 352 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	46.7% Average	Memory 62.3 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 133 56% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 179 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 617 317 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Apple(106B 0150) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2121 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 4.9 4% 4.8 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 6.5 5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000H1 512GB 7,358 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS4NFXV SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 672 703 667 670 673 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,006 Write 727 Mixed 568 SusWrite 671 166% 743 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 25.7 94% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 234 181% 252 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 225%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0x4D5435324C31473634443851432D30393320 2x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.7% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	13.3"	1280 720	APPA039 Color LCD

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Apple MacBookAir8,1

CPU
Core i5-8210YIntelBench 49%, 352 samples	9x

GPU
UHD Graphics 617IntelBench 5%, 317 samples	9x

SSD
APPLE SSD AP0256 251GBAppleBench 55%, 61 samples	1x
APPLE SSD AP0512 500GBAppleBench 57%, 54 samples	1x
Portable SSD T5 500GBSamsungBench 75%, 14,526 samples	1x

RAM
0x4D5435324C3531324D3634443450512D3039 2x4GBUnknownBench 67%, 92 samples	4x
0x483943434E4E4E435054414C42522D4E5644 2x4GBUnknownBench 67%, 208 samples	4x
0x4D5435324C31473634443851432D30393320 2x8GBUnknownBench 66%, 5 samples	1x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16