Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.62% 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.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-P55-US3L  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 15:25
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 650-$70
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 76.2
2-Core 154
57% 99 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 203
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Asus(1043 830F) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.62% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 4.54
Parallax 1.34
3% 3.06 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 2.53
Splatting 2.87
2% 3.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.62%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21.00M21 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 54.6
Write 53.8
Mixed 26.2
33% 44.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.46
114% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
30% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 11.9
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-P55-US3L Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L

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