Toshiba Satellite A500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite A500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100831
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 20:57
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Memory 90.2
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 101
56% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 146
8-Core 197
22% 172 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
Toshiba(1179 FF16) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 5
Parallax 1.31
3% 3.18 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 3.65
3% 3.98 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.82%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 139 132 129 134 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 212
Write 186
Mixed 169
SusWrite 132
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 15.3
53% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 95.2
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 151
108% 135 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 85%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 1GB
1GB free
Firmware: 01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
7.54% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 5.3
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 6.4
7% 9.25 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0
179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 7.54%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6P1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.7% Below average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 13
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 10.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A500 Builds (Compare 97 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A500

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