Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '16 at 22:28
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E6550-$15
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.9% Average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 26.8
2-Core 52.8
38% 52.4 Pts
4-Core 51.2
8-Core 53
7% 52.1 Pts
64-Core 50.5
3% 50.5 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.134.1
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 21.3
Reflection 27.8
Parallax 26
17% 25 fps
MRender 20.6
Gravity 18.7
Splatting 27.9
19% 22.4 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800BD-22MRA1 80GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.01E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
28% Poor
Read 50.2
Write 46.9
Mixed 31.2
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.39
93% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 28%
Great: 33%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105
35GB free
Firmware: 1AN10003 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 56
Write 64.6
Mixed 22.5
35% 47.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.41
96% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 59%
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85
26GB free
Firmware: ZM100-47 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 32
Write 35
Mixed 20.3
22% 29.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.4
87% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 3.3
11% 3.9 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945GCM-S2C Builds (Compare 31 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $64
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