Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 19.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-945PL-S3  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20070528
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 14:22
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 4300-$70
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Memory 36.2
1-Core 5.9
2-Core 23.6
16% 21.9 Pts
4-Core 21.8
8-Core 21.3
3% 21.5 Pts
64-Core 21.4
1% 21.4 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 38%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P22OABEA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 18 21 36 39 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Read 12
Write 20.7
Mixed 15.6
SusWrite 26.4
14% 18.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
6.04% Terrible
MC Read 2
MC Write 1.7
MC Mixed 1.5
5% 1.73 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 0.8
5% 1.63 GB/s
Latency 221
18% 221 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 6.04%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945PL-S3 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $155
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