Toshiba TECRA Z50-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 77% 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 TECRA Z50-A (all builds)
Motherboard	TOSHIBA TECRA Z50-A
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 16:16
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4600U 26,548 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket BGA1168, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 44.6 2-Core 97.9 48% 74 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 191 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 62%

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 0003) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5070 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	1.54% Terrible	Lighting 2.87 Reflection 5 Parallax 4.94 2% 4.27 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.54% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 194 204 202 205 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 318 Write 232 Mixed 242 SusWrite 204 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 31.4 104% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 227 170% 229 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 95%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 126 129 130 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 48.2 Write 134 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 127 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.2 111% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 13.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Toshiba TECRA Z50-A

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	58x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	29x
Core i5-4310UIntelBench 49%, 14,648 samples	24x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	128x
GeForce GT 730MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,897 samples	6x

SSD
HG6 mSATA 256GBToshibaBench 75%, 1,754 samples	33x
HG6 256GBToshibaBench 86%, 4,588 samples	5x
THNSFJ256GMCT 256GBToshibaBench 78%, 137 samples	4x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	50x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	22x

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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