Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20071123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 11:56
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 34.3 2-Core 69.2 38% 57.4 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 131 18% 132 Pts	64-Core 125 8% 125 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3455) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 4.31 Parallax 0.81 2% 2.47 fps	MRender 3.33 Gravity 1.67 Splatting 3.04 2% 2.68 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 201 Write 215 Mixed 174 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 27.3 94% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 29.5 30% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 98%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 56GB free Firmware: 4.AAA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 54.7 Write 26 Mixed 39.3 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 42%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 79GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.5 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 80.6 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST380011A 80GB-$43 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 68GB free Firmware: .360 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 29.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 30.7 20% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 30%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 52GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 31 Write 5.5 Mixed 10 SusWrite 29.2 23% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	18.9% Very poor	MC Read 6.7 MC Write 5.6 MC Mixed 5.5 17% 5.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 5.6 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 46%

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Typical GA-X38-DS4 Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	13x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	7x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples	4x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	2x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	2x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $73Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	8x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	4x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $160

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16