Toshiba Satellite A505

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 11%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 13.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.17% 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.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemToshiba Satellite A505  (all builds)
MotherboardTOSHIBA Portable PC
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100831
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateDec 18 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 430
CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.25 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Memory 15.7
1-Core 14.8
2-Core 26.7
12% 19.1 Pts
4-Core 68.1
8-Core 31.2
8% 49.7 Pts
64-Core 53.1
3% 53.1 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M
Toshiba(1179 FF16) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.4 fps
MRender 3.05
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 2
2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 24 24 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 50.3
Write 59.5
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 24.6
30% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 45%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB
326GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 18 16 18 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Read 26.6
Write 18.9
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 15.9
26% 19.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
999GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 7.1 8.1 6.8 8.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
9.9% Terrible
Read 24.6
Write 20.7
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 8.9
23% 18 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 9.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.98% Terrible
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 3.3
11% 3.73 GB/s
SC Read 1.2
SC Write 2
SC Mixed 1.4
4% 1.53 GB/s
Latency 354
11% 354 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 9.98%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Satellite A505 Builds (Compare 82 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Toshiba Satellite A505

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