Toshiba TECRA Z50-A

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 75% 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.

System	Toshiba TECRA Z50-A (all builds)
Motherboard	TOSHIBA TECRA Z50-A
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180426
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	75%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300U 36,631 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Socket BGA1168, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 59.6 1-Core 16.5 2-Core 38.2 28% 38.1 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 189 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Toshiba(1179 0003) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.98% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 4 Parallax 5.31 3% 4.18 fps	MRender 4.14 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 6.26 4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.98% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500MS480G 480GB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 188 146 130 131 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 361 Write 352 Mixed 300 SusWrite 186 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 15.5 52% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 34.1 47% 80.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 8.7 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Toshiba TECRA Z50-A

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples	58x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	29x
Core i5-4310UIntelBench 49%, 14,648 samples	24x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	128x
GeForce GT 730MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,897 samples	6x

SSD
HG6 mSATA 256GBToshibaBench 75%, 1,754 samples	33x
HG6 256GBToshibaBench 86%, 4,588 samples	5x
THNSFJ256GMCT 256GBToshibaBench 78%, 137 samples	4x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	50x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	22x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16