Toshiba TECRA Z40-A

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 76% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Toshiba TECRA Z40-A (all builds)
Motherboard	TOSHIBA TECRA Z40-A
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 07:20
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	76%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300U 36,631 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Socket BGA1168, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 103 49% 77.4 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 148 20% 148 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 58%

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 0004) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5070 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.41% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 5.62 Parallax 6.22 3% 5.09 fps	MRender 6.71 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 7.35 5% 5.42 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.41% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109 1,725 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 46 45 26 33 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 472 Write 45.5 Mixed 103 SusWrite 46.5 36% 167 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 27 4K Mixed 20.8 66% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 4.2 DQ Mixed 139 100% 137 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48.7% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 13.7 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Toshiba TECRA Z40-A

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	36x
Core i5-4310UIntelBench 49%, 14,648 samples	24x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	18x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	107x
GeForce GT 730MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,897 samples	1x

SSD
HG6 mSATA 128GBToshibaBench 71%, 3,217 samples	25x
HG6 mSATA 256GBToshibaBench 75%, 1,754 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	33x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	30x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	23x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $40	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