Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.3% 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	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 08:44
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 68 2-Core 103 53% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 184 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 360 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8098) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1201.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 28.5 18% 26.9 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 30.7 21% 24.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 17%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 139 176 153 195 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 187 Write 167 Mixed 180 SusWrite 162 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 28.1 84% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 66.3 DQ Mixed 37.7 31% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 65%

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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%

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

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	285x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	246x
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	40x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	351x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	264x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	99x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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