Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.93% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive28% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M52L-S3  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '22 at 19:51
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 94.3
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 61.1
46% 62.7 Pts
4-Core 73
8-Core 53.7
9% 63.3 Pts
64-Core 65.5
4% 65.5 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
Device(0000 0000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 340.52
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
5.93% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 2.9
7% 7.13 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 3.7
5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.93%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S3712 120GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 101 53 56 65 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
28% Poor
Read 63.5
Write 50
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 75.1
15% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 8.3
65% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 70.5
DQ Mixed 35.2
31% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 28%
Great: 49%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
79GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 56 51 67 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 71.8
Write 13.5
Mixed 52
SusWrite 61.5
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.4
13% 4.5 GB/s
SC Read 1.1
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 1.7
5% 1.9 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M52L-S3 Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3

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