Toshiba Satellite Pro L550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive18.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemToshiba Satellite Pro L550  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NTWAA
Memory2.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 520-$70
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Memory 56.3
1-Core 37.1
2-Core 85.8
37% 59.7 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 138
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Toshiba(1179 FF82) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.83% Terrible
Lighting 4.57
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 2.91
4% 4.81 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 3
Splatting 6.26
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.83%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 48 0.1 7.6 48 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.1% Very poor
Read 112
Write 88.6
Mixed 127
SusWrite 38
20% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 7
23% 7.7 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 54.1
DQ Mixed 27.1
38% 71 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5673FH0-CF8 80CE M471B5273DH0-CH9 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.6% Poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8.7
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite Pro L550 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite Pro L550

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