Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.49% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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-965GM-S2  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070528
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 04 '17 at 23:46
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E4500-$130
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
32.5% Below average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 11.7
2-Core 26.4
26% 33.1 Pts
4-Core 26.4
8-Core 27
4% 26.7 Pts
64-Core 26.5
2% 26.5 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Asus(1043 83B8) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 3.5
4% 4.24 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 84.8
Write 74.2
Mixed 17.2
43% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.1
40% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 2.9
MC Mixed 3.1
10% 3.47 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 4
10% 3.53 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-965GM-S2 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $281
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