Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 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-945GCM-S2C  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 08:06
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5200-$50
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 79.5
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 100
49% 76.8 Pts
4-Core 94.1
8-Core 97.9
13% 96 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Dell(1028 0502) 512MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
9.18% Terrible
Lighting 11.7
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 8.56
10% 10.1 fps
MRender 8.38
Gravity 8.07
Splatting 13.3
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.18%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 72
Write 61.9
Mixed 33.2
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.35
82% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
18.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5
16% 5.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945GCM-S2C Builds (Compare 31 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $64
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