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Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.7% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 15 years and 2 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20071204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 18:10
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 78%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Processor model unknown
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Memory 47
1-Core 37.6
2-Core 49
30% 44.5 Pts
4-Core 64
8-Core 77.4
9% 70.7 Pts
64-Core 80.6
5% 80.6 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS
Zotac(19DA 3001) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.7% Terrible
Lighting 0.83
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.38
1% 0.9 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.6
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.7%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
298GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 42
Write 45.5
Mixed 39.9
32% 42.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.28
83% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 43%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$55
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 55.4
Write 58.8
Mixed 39.3
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.65
4K Mixed 0.14
37% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 6.1
17% 6 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.4
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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