Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 6%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 8.19%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.7% 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 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.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '18 at 20:25
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
8.19% Terrible
Memory 6.17
1-Core 31.2
2-Core 58.9
16% 32.1 Pts
4-Core 58.6
8-Core 59.3
8% 58.9 Pts
64-Core 58.2
4% 58.2 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 8.19%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2600-PRO
Gigabyte(1458 2180) 512MB
Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.15
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.7% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 3.62
Parallax 1.06
2% 2.24 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 3.09
2% 2.08 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.7%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FH100-05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 81.2
Write 83
Mixed 57.4
55% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.81
4K Mixed 0.25
54% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x0.5GB
4 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
12.5% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 4.7
MC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.57 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 2.5
9% 3.23 GB/s
Latency 441
9% 441 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 19%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

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