Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M68MT-S2  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20101115
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 21:55
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X3 450-$80
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 46.8
2-Core 94.3
44% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 132
18% 132 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series
XFX(1682 3153) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.97.10.6
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 11.1
Parallax 12.9
12% 13.1 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 86.9
Mixed 95.8
70% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.39
95% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 11.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 8.9
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M68MT-S2 Builds (Compare 186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $138
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