Toshiba Satellite A500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.18% 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.
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 10 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.
Run History
SystemToshiba Satellite A500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSKAA
Memory4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '22 at 13:25
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (95th percentile)
42.7% Average
Memory 63.2
1-Core 52.2
2-Core 99.2
44% 71.5 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 130
18% 130 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M
Toshiba(1179 FF00) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.18% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 0.7
1% 1.27 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1.8
2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.18%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fujitsu MJA2500BH G2 500GB
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 48 46 50 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 61.7
Write 40.2
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 48.5
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273BH1-CF8 80AD HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
24% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.8
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A500 Builds (Compare 97 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A500

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