Toshiba Satellite C55-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite C55-A  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140428
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 25 '17 at 18:37
Run Duration293 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 2020M
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 80
1-Core 65.1
2-Core 89.5
52% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 118
15% 112 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Toshiba(1179 FA20) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3345
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.74% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 1.38
2% 1.66 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.03
Splatting 3.48
2% 2.71 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.74%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 74
Write 71.9
Mixed 70
54% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.32
73% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
11GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Read 21.3
Write 4.49
Mixed 7.18
11% 11 MB/s
4K Read 4.51
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.12
78% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 Adata AM1L16BC4R1-B1PS 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 18.4
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 14.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite C55-A Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite C55-A

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