Toshiba Satellite L500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive27.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba Satellite L500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSWAA
Memory3.1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091217
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
44.3% Average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 43.5
2-Core 95
43% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 124
16% 124 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165
Toshiba(1179 FF82) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.653.0.0
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
4.04% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 3
4% 5.1 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 6.74
4% 5.04 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 4.04%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFME1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 75 72 60 109 28 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
27.2% Poor
Read 86.3
Write 96.3
Mixed 109
SusWrite 79.7
21% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 8.5
43% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 69.1
72% 116 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273EB0-CK0 80CE M471B5673FH0-CF8 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
23% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.2
17% 5.9 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23%
Great: 24%

 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: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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