Toshiba Satellite L500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 37.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.3% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite L500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA KSWAA
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100506
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6600
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
37.5% Below average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 29.2
2-Core 54.9
35% 50.1 Pts
4-Core 54.5
8-Core 51.8
7% 53.2 Pts
64-Core 53.8
3% 53.8 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Toshiba(1179 FF80) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 2.72
4% 4.47 fps
MRender 4.67
Gravity 2.83
Splatting 6
4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 155 162 97 154 221 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
50.3% Above average
Read 230
Write 223
Mixed 210
SusWrite 160
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 24.3
81% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 141
104% 137 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.4% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 3.6
11% 3.97 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite L500 Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite L500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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