Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120229
Uptime	31.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-3870 APU-$81 6,332 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 77.5 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 92.4 47% 72 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 180 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6550D 4,197 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.0 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 5.1 Parallax 4.6 4% 4.87 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 4 Splatting 5 4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 5%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 211 Write 135 Mixed 162 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 20.6 74% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 32.6 31% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 349GB free Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91.6 Write 38.1 Mixed 53.5 46% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 9.8 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	72.3"	1280 720	SEK0CDA LC32G82

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 37%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 - $73

CPU
A4-3300 APUAMD $90Bench 35%, 2,884 samples	25x
A8-3870 APUAMD $81Bench 47%, 6,332 samples	18x
A6-3500 APUAMD $60Bench 39%, 2,804 samples	15x

GPU
Radeon HD 6410DAMDBench 2%, 3,128 samples	22x
Radeon HD 6530DAMDBench 3%, 4,675 samples	12x
Radeon HD 6550DAMDBench 4%, 4,197 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
PM830 128GBSamsungBench 61%, 13,767 samples	2x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	28x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	20x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	11x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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