Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Graphics0.96% 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.
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 8 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.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Sempron LE-1150
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 27.2
2-Core 21.1
13% 24.2 Pts
4-Core 21.5
8-Core 24
3% 22.8 Pts
64-Core 27.4
2% 27.4 Pts
Poor: 6% Great: 31%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT
Nvidia(10DE 0648) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 335.23
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.96% Terrible
Lighting 0.73
Reflection 2.62
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.28 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 2.04
2% 2.04 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.96%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FH100-05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 40 35 34 41 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 23
Write 45
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 37.1
26% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
9.54% Terrible
MC Read 3.8
MC Write 3.1
MC Mixed 3.5
10% 3.47 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 1.8
7% 2.5 GB/s
Latency 558
7% 558 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.54%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

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