Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X38-DQ6  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080227
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 23:29
Run Duration616 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 48.9
2-Core 103
48% 76.1 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 196
27% 199 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240
EVGA(3842 1246) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
4.38% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 3.1
Parallax 2.6
5% 3.9 fps
MRender 5.4
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.2
3% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.38%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 239 240 180 158 156 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.4% Good
Read 252
Write 240
Mixed 237
SusWrite 202
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 35.5
120% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 192
139% 181 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 28 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 30.2
Write 30.1
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 29.4
22% 29.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
175% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
24.2% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.4
22% 7.63 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X38-DQ6 Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6

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