Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	24.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 66 2-Core 125 55% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 174 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 69 43 36 34 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.4% Poor	Read 163 Write 94.8 Mixed 77 SusWrite 54.4 22% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 9.9 46% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 12.3 DQ Write 19.8 DQ Mixed 12.8 11% 15 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 5GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 69 45 36 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 83.3 Write 61.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 54.5 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 14.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11.3 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 97%

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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 19%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 - $59

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	285x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	246x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	72x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	42x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	40x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	351x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	264x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	99x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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