iolo Labs actively tracks global computer performance statistics for the purposes of identifying trends that may be affecting large populations of PC users. Statistics are submitted by a random sampling of opt-in participants who have chosen to securely and anonymously share system analysis data for purposes of further study. The statistics below reflect the average values found “in the wild” among the specified number of sampled computers over the specified date range.
Sample date range: September 1, 2012 – November 30, 2012
Total number of analysis samples: 48,564
Hard Drive
Average hard drive metrics
| Free space: | 308.30 GB | +6.48 MB (0.002%) |
| File clutter: | 1,001.08 MB | -8.92 MB (0.89%) |
| Junk files: | 5,755 files | +538 files (10.31%) |
| Fragmentation: | 11.02% | -0.72% |
| Entropy: | 57.67% | +1.02% |
Average free hard drive space measured on sample PCs
Average file clutter (in MB) found on sample PCs
Average number of junk files found on sample PCs
Average level of file fragmentation measured on sample PCs
Average level of file system entropy measured on sample PCs
System Memory
| Installed RAM: | 4.20 GB | +142.60 MB (3.52%) |
| Free RAM: | 66.53% | +0.61% |
Average level of free RAM measured on sample PCs
System Startup
| Startup time: | 106.11 s | +6.61 s (6.65%) |
Registry
| Problems: | 562 problems | +132 (30.70%) |
| Registry fragmentation: | 10.49% | -0.46% |
Average number of registry problems found on sample PCs
Average level of registry fragmentation measured on sample PCs
System Security
| No anti-malware: | 5.97% | -0.04% |
| No firewall: | 3.25% | -0.13% |
| Security vulnerabilities: | 11.18 vulnerabilities | -0.78 (6.52%) |
