Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.07% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M61SME-S2  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080319
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 16:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 61.1
36% 52.9 Pts
4-Core 62.7
8-Core 61.9
8% 62.3 Pts
64-Core 62.1
4% 62.1 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS
EVGA(3842 1302) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.07% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 2.23
Parallax 0.44
1% 1.28 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 1.07%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 114
Write 106
Mixed 97.7
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.23
85% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
192GB free
Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 94.7
Write 97.1
Mixed 92.8
71% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.44
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 55%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 4.4
14% 4.73 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 3.8
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M61SME-S2 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2

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