Toshiba Satellite L500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.97% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemToshiba Satellite L500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSWAA
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 12:54
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 M 620
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 62.7
1-Core 79.6
2-Core 131
54% 91 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 189
24% 182 Pts
64-Core 169
10% 169 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Toshiba(1179 FF82) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 4.73
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 2.94
4% 4.84 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 6.65
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK5055GSXN 500GB
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GC002M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 69.1
Write 38.6
Mixed 64
43% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.26
62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 10.8
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25%
Great: 57%

 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: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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