Toshiba Satellite C40D-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemToshiba Satellite C40D-A  (all builds)
MotherboardAMD Larne
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130531
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 11 '17 at 22:53
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 26%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-5000 APU
Socket FT1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Memory 40.1
1-Core 18.8
2-Core 28.6
21% 29.2 Pts
4-Core 54
8-Core 67.4
8% 60.7 Pts
64-Core 71.5
4% 71.5 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 33%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8330
Toshiba(1179 FA56) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.56% Terrible
Lighting 1.77
Reflection 3.69
Parallax 2.31
1% 2.59 fps
MRender 2.67
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 2.26
2% 2.18 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.56%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 330
Write 188
Mixed 289
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 4.23
41% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 43.1
DQ Write 29.6
DQ Mixed 1.16
10% 24.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 78%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
95GB free
Firmware: 8101
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
37% Below average
Read 63.4
Write 65.3
Mixed 62.9
48% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3S1333C9 Samsung M471B5773CHS-CK0 4GB
1334, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 4.1
9% 3.3 GB/s
Latency 202
20% 202 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite C40D-A Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite C40D-A

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