Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	5840 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '23 at 22:51
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 41.2 2-Core 81.9 44% 66.1 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 137 18% 132 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 12GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q 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 249 Write 243 Mixed 235 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 41.5 139% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 201 151% 201 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 247 243 241 226 238 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.5% Very good	Read 250 Write 238 Mixed 242 SusWrite 237 55% 242 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 44.2 144% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 199 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 129%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 8GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 56.1 Write 39.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 42.8 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 51%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 4,318 Mixed 0.2 1,542% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 159 4K Mixed 0 9,944% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	22% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.8 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 45%

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Typical GA-EX38-DS4 Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 41%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	10x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 520NvidiaBench 2%, 16,336 samples	5x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	4x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	4x

SSD
SSDPR-CL100-120-G3 120GBBench 63%, 1,092 samples	7x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	13x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	11x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	6x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $89

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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