Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 115 55% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 282 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 39.9 37% 43.3 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 36.4 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 127 124 139 140 132 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 133 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 114GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 21 21 11 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 20.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 16.7 27% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.1 155% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 19%

Surfboard

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 - $59

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	285x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	244x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	72x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	42x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	39x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	350x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	264x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	99x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $193

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16