Toshiba Satellite L500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
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 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 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.5% 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 8 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.
SystemToshiba Satellite L500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA NSWAA
Memory2.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20091217
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 12:18
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i5 M 520-$70
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
47% Average
Memory 65.3
1-Core 73.2
2-Core 127
53% 88.6 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 166
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 47%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Toshiba(1179 FF82) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.97.10.6
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 7.1
Parallax 2.9
4% 4.8 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 6.1
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 235 236 238 237 237 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
53.5% Above average
Read 240
Write 236
Mixed 228
SusWrite 236
53% 235 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 23.8
4K Mixed 20.7
69% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 180
135% 181 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5673EH1-CF8 80CE M471B5673FH0-CF8 4GB
1067, 1067 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
25.6% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 11.1
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 42%

 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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