Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	0.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo (all builds)
Memory	0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 03:53
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E5700-$22 20,872 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Memory 58.1 1-Core 36.1 2-Core 73.2 36% 55.8 Pts	4-Core 78.9 8-Core 81.3 11% 80.1 Pts	64-Core 83.2 5% 83.2 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel G41 Express Chipset 33,874 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1.2GB Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.1749 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	0.28% Terrible	Lighting 0.17 Reflection 0.42 Parallax 0.53 0% 0.37 fps	MRender 0.29 Gravity 0.33 Splatting 1.17 0% 0.6 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.28% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDT725032VLAT80 320GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 253GB free Firmware: V54OA4NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 54 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 54.2 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 40%
JMicron Generic 1TB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 540GB free (System drive), PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 8.2 7.5 6.4 8.8 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Read 20 Write 12.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 8.1 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 145%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	12.5% Very poor	MC Read 4.5 MC Write 3.8 MC Mixed 3.7 12% 4 GB/s	SC Read 3.2 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 1 7% 2.53 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 52%

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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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Typical GA-G41M-Combo Builds (Compare 735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	62x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	62x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	62x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	140x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	36x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	33x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	21x
X007-240GB 240GBImramBench 66%, 1 sample	17x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	255x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	244x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	68x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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