Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics44% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X38-DS4  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 21:19
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 64.7
1-Core 22.2
2-Core 47.8
32% 44.9 Pts
4-Core 52.5
8-Core 59.5
7% 56 Pts
64-Core 71.6
4% 71.6 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44% Average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 65
Parallax 58.3
38% 56.6 fps
MRender 68.3
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 69.7
56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
584GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 75.4
Write 107
Mixed 76.9
65% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 0.42
4K Mixed 0.29
52% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
21GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 44.3
Write 45.4
Mixed 47.6
35% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.29
90% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.67 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 4.4
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X38-DS4 Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4

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