Toshiba Satellite A505

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 21%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite A505  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '20 at 01:20
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 (2nd percentile)
21% Poor
Memory 30.9
1-Core 25.8
2-Core 47.4
22% 34.7 Pts
4-Core 65.1
8-Core 65.3
9% 65.2 Pts
64-Core 65.7
4% 65.7 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 21%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Toshiba(1179 FF16) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.94 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.65
1% 1.23 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 102 58 59 56 34 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
40.6% Average
Read 248
Write 198
Mixed 210
SusWrite 83.7
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 16.2
61% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 130
103% 145 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 87%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 4GB
2GB free, PID c08a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
4.68% Terrible
Read 17.2
Write 6.7
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 5.6
10% 8.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.68%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273DH0-CH9 HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 5.9
16% 5.47 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 3.3
8% 3 GB/s
Latency 250
16% 250 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A505 Builds (Compare 82 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A505

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