Toshiba SATELLITE M50-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive54.9% 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.
CPU throttled at 69% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemToshiba SATELLITE M50-A  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA ZEMAA
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 69%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 64
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 119
52% 86.1 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 180
24% 182 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740M
Toshiba(1179 FAD1) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 7.96
Parallax 8.59
6% 7.99 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 8.65
6% 6.96 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 146 155 150 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Read 321
Write 221
Mixed 220
SusWrite 146
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 21.4
81% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 174
135% 183 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5173BH0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 17.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SATELLITE M50-A Builds (Compare 31 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba SATELLITE M50-A

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