Toshiba Satellite L500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.33% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite L500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSWAA
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '17 at 22:00
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Memory 38.4
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 40.3
23% 34.8 Pts
4-Core 62.4
8-Core 67.3
9% 64.9 Pts
64-Core 80.3
5% 80.3 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500
Toshiba(1179 FF82) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.33% Terrible
Lighting 1.57
Reflection 2.27
Parallax 1.47
1% 1.77 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 2.3
2% 1.7 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.33%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GJ003M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 69.8
Write 76.6
Mixed 62.9
52% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673FH0-CF8 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 7.6
18% 6.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 3.1
SC Mixed 4.7
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 210
19% 210 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite L500 Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite L500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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