Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB 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 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.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-945GCM-S2L  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1400 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 10 '20 at 18:21
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
42.1% Average
Memory 73
1-Core 34.7
2-Core 58.2
39% 55.3 Pts
4-Core 66.6
8-Core 76.6
9% 71.6 Pts
64-Core 78.2
5% 78.2 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
4.26% Terrible
Lighting 4.67
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 1.5
4% 4.99 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 6.65
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.26%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZM100-47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 23 33 30 29 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 22.2
Write 26.9
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 25.7
17% 22.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 33%
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85
90GB free
Firmware: ZM100-47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 25 33 33 32 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 15
Write 53.9
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 28.1
20% 28 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 4.7
15% 5.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 3.9
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945GCM-S2L Builds (Compare 70 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2L

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