Toshiba SATELLITE P500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.4% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemToshiba SATELLITE P500  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Satellite P500
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 945 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100121
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 22 '21 at 20:29
Run Duration344 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 59.5
1-Core 51.4
2-Core 92.7
42% 67.9 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 125
17% 127 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Toshiba(1179 FF50) 3.8GB
Driver: dlumd9.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.4% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.7 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.4%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 16 21 22 25 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 80
Write 19.5
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 21.9
26% 36.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
61% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 54%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB
71GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 26
Write 26.3
Mixed 21
SusWrite 22.2
18% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 68%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
2GB free, PID 00c4
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.7 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 0.8
Write 0.8
Mixed 0.8
SusWrite 0.6
1% 0.75 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 9.5
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SATELLITE P500 Builds (Compare 54 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 P500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $28
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