Toshiba Satellite C55-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 14.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.58% 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 8.1 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 C55-A  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory1.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140428
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 18:49
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3120M-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Memory 10.5
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 74.7
22% 43.6 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 70.5
13% 88.8 Pts
64-Core 86.5
5% 86.5 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Toshiba(1179 FA20) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3308
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 3.31
Parallax 0.06
0% 1.13 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 9.22
5% 5.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.58%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
596GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0A4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 97 91 104 94 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 9.5
Write 58.5
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 92.8
32% 43.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 SHARETRONIC 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
30% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.3
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 399
10% 399 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite C55-A Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite C55-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $100
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