Toshiba Satellite L840

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 34% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemToshiba Satellite L840  (all builds)
MotherboardType2 Type2 - Board Product Name1
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 37%
CPU Throttled 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2350M
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Memory 69.6
1-Core 12.7
2-Core 34.8
30% 39 Pts
4-Core 53.5
8-Core 41.1
7% 47.3 Pts
64-Core 44.3
3% 44.3 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7600M
Toshiba(1179 FB51) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
5.1% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 5.28
5% 6.18 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 4.73
Splatting 5.91
4% 5.44 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.1%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 2.1 41 53 92 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 342
Write 236
Mixed 201
SusWrite 70.1
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 6
35% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 82.6
DQ Write 65.6
DQ Mixed 26.7
33% 58.3 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 PSD34G13332S 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
21.7% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 8.4
21% 7.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.7
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite L840 Builds (Compare 46 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite L840

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $52
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