Toshiba Satellite A500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite A500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA KSKAA
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100526
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 18:45
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P7450-$90
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 71.6
1-Core 29.2
2-Core 60.1
37% 53.6 Pts
4-Core 60.4
8-Core 60.5
8% 60.5 Pts
64-Core 60.9
4% 60.9 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
Toshiba(1179 FF00) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 327.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
2.54% Terrible
Lighting 2.93
Reflection 4.58
Parallax 1.12
2% 2.88 fps
MRender 5.71
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 3.3
3% 3.54 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.54%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.7% Average
Read 235
Write 175
Mixed 176
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 15.9
73% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 45.8
51% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.6
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.2
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 44%

 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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