Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20110831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '21 at 22:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 265-$50
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 69.5
1-Core 40.1
2-Core 92.2
43% 67.3 Pts
4-Core 77.9
8-Core 82.8
11% 80.4 Pts
64-Core 85.4
5% 85.4 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
1.58% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.7
2% 1.4 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.9
Splatting 2.4
2% 1.73 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.58%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 161 146 131 110 151 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.2% Average
Read 198
Write 150
Mixed 134
SusWrite 142
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 23.9
70% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 68.1
DQ Mixed 44
36% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 128%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
396GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 101 91 83 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 69.6
SusWrite 95.1
69% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
28.4% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.3
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-78LMT-S2P Builds (Compare 474 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P - $260

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $335
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