Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 14%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 13.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.22% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20070702
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 07:38
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Memory 16
1-Core 32.3
2-Core 60.4
20% 36.2 Pts
4-Core 60.7
8-Core 62
8% 61.3 Pts
64-Core 60.6
4% 60.6 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon X1300/X1550
Asus(1043 01C6) 256MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.530.0.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.22% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 0.46
Parallax 0.44
0% 0.43 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.22%
Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 55 59 62 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 71.2
Write 65.8
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 57.5
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37%
Great: 42%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60
233GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 77 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 75.2
Write 39.9
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 75.5
43% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 44%
Seagate ST3160023A 160GB-$35
149GB free
Firmware: 8.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 28 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Read 27.1
Write 28.2
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 28
19% 26 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 31%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22
1GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 17.5
Write 21.2
Mixed 12.8
22% 17.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
25% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 4 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 3.4
9% 3.27 GB/s
Latency 351
11% 351 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 52%

 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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