Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 30% Sail boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte M56S-S3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20070702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 08:25
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 5,372 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.8% Average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 38.6 2-Core 77.5 41% 62.3 Pts	4-Core 77.4 8-Core 77.8 10% 77.6 Pts	64-Core 77.8 5% 77.8 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 21B2) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 3.7 5% 6.23 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 7.8 5% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 50GB free Firmware: 09.01D09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 48 49 51 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 50.5 Write 51.2 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 48.5 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 33%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 222GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 49 51 52 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 27.3 Write 26.1 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 49.2 23% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 41%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 101GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 48 49 51 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 47.7 Write 47.3 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 48.6 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 49 51 52 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 77.8 Write 71.8 Mixed 43 SusWrite 48.9 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 54%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 18 18 18 17 18 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 11.5 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 15.6 20% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 102% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3GB 81,553 User benchmarks, average bench 14% null MHz 512, 512, 1024, 1024 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.5 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 23%

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Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+AMDBench 41%, 5,594 samples	6x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+AMDBench 39%, 3,286 samples	4x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	5x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	7x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	6x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $52

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16