Toshiba Satellite A300

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.9% 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.
SystemToshiba Satellite A300  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '20 at 17:31
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P9600-$190
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.6% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 74.2
42% 62.1 Pts
4-Core 69.6
8-Core 76.3
10% 72.9 Pts
64-Core 75.3
5% 75.3 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Toshiba(1179 FF1E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.8% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 1
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 3.65
2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.8%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 134 133 147 107 189 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.9% Average
Read 206
Write 191
Mixed 178
SusWrite 146
41% 180 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 22
70% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 144
110% 150 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.2
17% 5.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 65%

 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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