Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.31% 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.
Memory6GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110816
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
48.5% Average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 88.4
48% 71.8 Pts
4-Core 88.5
8-Core 85.3
12% 86.9 Pts
64-Core 88.1
6% 88.1 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Gigabyte(1458 3481) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.31% Terrible
Lighting 0.37
Reflection 0.58
Parallax 0.09
0% 0.35 fps
MRender 0.67
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 0.43
0% 0.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 0.31%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JPFOA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 75 63 71 70 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 80.3
Write 84.3
Mixed 46.8
SusWrite 69.1
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 50%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB
149GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 58 57 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 56.6
Write 53.3
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 56.4
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
30.1% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.2
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.6
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA78LMT-S2 Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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