Toshiba Satellite P55-A

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 69% 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.

System	Toshiba Satellite P55-A (all builds)
Motherboard	TOSHIBA VG10ST
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '17 at 00:31
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	69%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 57.3 2-Core 105 52% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 159 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Toshiba(1179 FA48) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.25 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 1.63 Splatting 5.48 4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4414 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2899 (B1) Unknown 98 98 26 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 50 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 28 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29885002535	99.6% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 396 Mixed 412 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 39.9 140% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 121 130% 219 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 84GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3626 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2190 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 58 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 53 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1450128030	102% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 399 Mixed 416 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 40.5 147% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 120 131% 221 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
SDHC Card 4GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	9.09% Terrible	Read 28.5 Write 8.91 Mixed 13.9 18% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.72 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.55 55% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.09% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6MFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 0 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 15.7 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Toshiba Satellite P55-A

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	32x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	25x
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	32x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	25x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	2x
WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TBWDCBench 98%, 74,123 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5773DH0-YK0 Hynix HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 6GBSamsungBench 43%, 112 samples	11x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5773DH0-CK0 6GBSamsungBench 42%, 88 samples	6x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GBSamsungBench 41%, 874 samples	4x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16