Toshiba Satellite A300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemToshiba Satellite A300  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Satellite A300
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 18:25
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9300-$70
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
41% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 34.9
2-Core 59.6
38% 55.1 Pts
4-Core 68.6
8-Core 68.8
9% 68.7 Pts
64-Core 68.4
4% 68.4 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41%
Great: 42%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Toshiba(1179 FF50) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.84% Terrible
Lighting 2.13
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 1
2% 2.39 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 3.65
2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.84%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 129 167 166 131 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.3% Average
Read 237
Write 197
Mixed 183
SusWrite 143
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 20.7
66% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 138
105% 142 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 95%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30
232GB free
Firmware: BBFOC33P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 55 54 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 55.6
Write 44.3
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 54.1
34% 46.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4
13% 4.43 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.97 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A300 Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $128
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