Toshiba Satellite L40-A

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Toshiba Satellite L40-A (all builds)
Motherboard	TOSHIBA VFKTA
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130406
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 03:36
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 84 1-Core 50.4 2-Core 85.2 49% 73.2 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 120 17% 123 Pts	64-Core 125 8% 125 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740M 15,605 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Toshiba(1179 FA02) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1972 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.75% Terrible	Lighting 1.5 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 1.8 1% 1.73 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 1.75% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
VR-256GB 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07838 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 157 52 53 52 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 438 Write 410 Mixed 369 SusWrite 115 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 25.5 93% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 176 124% 157 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 90%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 150GB free Firmware: AM003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 63.1 Mixed 28 SusWrite 62.1 39% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB 6,386 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Satellite L40-A Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite L40-A

CPU
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	11x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	6x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	18x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples	4x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x
Ultra II 120GBSanDisk $76Bench 76%, 9,139 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173BH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,518 samples	2x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 26%, 3,608 samples	1x
4KTF25664HZ-1G6E1 1x2GBMicronBench 17%, 1,163 samples	1x

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