Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.8% 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-MA78G-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '19 at 12:39
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 73.8
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 88.1
45% 68.7 Pts
4-Core 86.5
8-Core 89
12% 87.8 Pts
64-Core 88.8
6% 88.8 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B E850) 512MB
Driver: atiumdag.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 9.81
13% 12.6 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 9.3
Splatting 16.6
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 71 78 74 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 80.3
Write 47.8
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 74.8
36% 50.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 7
SC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 92.9
43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA78G-DS3H Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H

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