Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.39% 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 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 12:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9650-$125
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 61.5
1-Core 29.1
2-Core 64
34% 51.5 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 132
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.39% Terrible
Lighting 0.5
Reflection 0.58
Parallax 0.22
0% 0.43 fps
MRender 0.57
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 0.35
0% 0.45 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 0.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 26 30 23 28 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 37
Write 32.5
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 25.6
23% 31 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
23.5% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA74GM-S2 Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2

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