Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20071108
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 23:58
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 79%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 21.3
2-Core 37.9
32% 43 Pts
4-Core 41.3
8-Core 44
6% 42.7 Pts
64-Core 43.2
3% 43.2 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2670) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27% Poor
Lighting 31.2
Reflection 30.4
Parallax 39.7
25% 33.8 fps
MRender 44.6
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 31.6
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 75.1
Write 101
Mixed 87.4
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 0.43
4K Mixed 0.23
40% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 70%
Samsung HD160JJ 160GB-$85
17GB free
Firmware: ZM100-47 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 43.6
Write 57.8
Mixed 48.2
38% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.34
74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 33%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
10GB free
Firmware: GF100-07 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 71.7
Write 59.2
Mixed 37
41% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.41
94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
15.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.1
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945GCM-S2C Builds (Compare 31 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $64
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