Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 19:02
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5460-$190 10,360 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 88.5 46% 70.8 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 183 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 475 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 8.1 Parallax 1.8 4% 4.83 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 3.8 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: N191129a SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 28 25 22 7.6 18 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.3% Poor	Read 99.3 Write 40.8 Mixed 65 SusWrite 22.2 13% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 19.2 71% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 22.7 19% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 101%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 32 26 22 17 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 94 Write 89.6 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 27.6 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.1% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.9 22% 7.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.2 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-G41M-Combo Builds (Compare 736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	62x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	62x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	62x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	140x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	36x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	33x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	21x
X007-240GB 240GBImramBench 66%, 1 sample	17x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	12x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	255x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	245x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	68x

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Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $190

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16