Toshiba Satellite L550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 9.01%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive25.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemToshiba Satellite L550  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA KTWAA
Memory4.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091218
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 11:42
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo P7450-$90
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.01% Terrible
Memory 7.75
1-Core 29.3
2-Core 60.3
16% 32.4 Pts
4-Core 58.9
8-Core 60
8% 59.5 Pts
64-Core 59.2
4% 59.2 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 9.01%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Toshiba(1179 FFA0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.36% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 2.7
3% 4.33 fps
MRender 4.1
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 5.5
4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.36%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 154 130 171 98 103 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.1% Poor
Read 206
Write 186
Mixed 29
SusWrite 138
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 0.6
14% 5.53 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 94.3
DQ Mixed 29.6
43% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB
103GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 12 13 14 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 23
Write 13.4
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 13.3
21% 16.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.7
112% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 4.5
14% 4.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.23 GB/s
Latency 425
9% 425 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite L550 Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite L550

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