Toshiba Satellite A500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 38.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemToshiba Satellite A500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA KSKAA
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T6600
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
38.1% Below average
Memory 66.9
1-Core 29.6
2-Core 54.9
35% 50.5 Pts
4-Core 58.4
8-Core 52.6
8% 55.5 Pts
64-Core 55.4
3% 55.4 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce G210M
Toshiba(1179 FF00) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.09% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.3
1% 0.9 fps
MRender 2.6
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.09%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 102 74 68 68 69 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
42.7% Average
Read 232
Write 191
Mixed 130
SusWrite 91.8
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 25.2
74% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 117
82% 105 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 90%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB
7GB free, PID 0673
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Read 29.3
Write 18.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 24.8
30% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 4
12% 4.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.17 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 44%

 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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