Toshiba Satellite P55-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemToshiba Satellite P55-A  (all builds)
MotherboardIntel VG10F
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130503
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 15 '17 at 19:38
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
53.7% Above average
Memory 80.4
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 105
54% 84.3 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 160
21% 160 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Toshiba(1179 FA44) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3345
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.53% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 5.31
Parallax 2.78
3% 4.01 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.26
4% 4.78 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.53%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
592GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA2OA560 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 79.8
Write 81.2
Mixed 73.4
59% 78.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.18
63% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 57%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB
95GB free, PID 0100
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 29.4
Write 22.1
Mixed 12.8
25% 21.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.19
57% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 45%
SDXC Card 128GB
49GB free, PID 6366
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 30.6
Write 18.2
Mixed 19.9
27% 22.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.64
4K Write 0.65
4K Mixed 0.4
49% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 14
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite P55-A Builds (Compare 63 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 P55-A

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