ECS A880GM-M7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.59% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardECS A880GM-M7  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '17 at 18:50
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X2 550
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 86.9
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 90.9
50% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 91.2
8-Core 92
12% 91.6 Pts
64-Core 92.2
6% 92.2 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250
Elitegroup(1019 2256) 512MB
Driver: atiu9p64 aticfx64 aticfx64 atiu9pag aticfx32 aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64 Ver. 8.710.0.0
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.53
0% 0.89 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.35
1% 0.83 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
674GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 98
Mixed 32.5
56% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.49
114% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 65%
WD WD1600HLHX-75JJPV0 160GB
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 131
Write 126
Mixed 87.3
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 3.18
4K Mixed 0.53
160% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL0 8GB
667, 200 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.2% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 7.9
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.4
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A880GM-M7 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

Motherboard: ECS A880GM-M7

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