Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100621
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 23:14
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 43.3 2-Core 85.9 46% 69.3 Pts	4-Core 84.6 8-Core 86.4 11% 85.5 Pts	64-Core 84.8 5% 84.8 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 C954) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.27% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 5.04 Parallax 0.84 2% 2.83 fps	MRender 4.57 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 3.13 2% 3.17 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.27% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 173 184 183 199 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.6% Above average	Read 216 Write 144 Mixed 181 SusWrite 178 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 26.5 101% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 32.7 30% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 88%
384 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 7.5 7.1 6.2 4.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	8.66% Terrible	Read 25.1 Write 9.9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 8.6 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 69% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.66% Great: 10%
SAMSUNG HM321HI 320GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 39GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 54 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 51.1 Write 20.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 52.9 53% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 48%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 1GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.5 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 6 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 6.1 11% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.4 155% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 44%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L

CPU
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	33x
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	24x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	22x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	50x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	16x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	14x

SSD
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	5x
Premier Pro SP900 128GBAdata $40Bench 69%, 2,820 samples	4x
A400 120GBKingston $26Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	186x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	16x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	11x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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