Toshiba Satellite A500

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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite A500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSKAA
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 11:18
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 above expectations (95th percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 37
2-Core 84.2
39% 61.8 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 125
18% 129 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M
Toshiba(1179 FF00) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.33% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.77
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.56 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 2.13
2% 2.16 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.33%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 520ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 96 97 99 97 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 167
Write 96.1
Mixed 111
SusWrite 98.2
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 17.7
60% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 121
90% 120 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 73%
3 1TB SSD 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 201 201 198 194 195 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46% Average
Read 230
Write 208
Mixed 208
SusWrite 195
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 14.6
58% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 44.3
66% 122 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673FH0-CF8 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
23.3% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.4
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6.03 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A500 Builds (Compare 97 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A500

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