Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive36.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090122
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '16 at 17:05
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+-$50
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
40% Below average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 33.7
2-Core 65.8
38% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 62.5
8-Core 63.9
8% 63.2 Pts
64-Core 62.1
4% 62.1 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 40%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT
Gigabyte(1458 341B) 256MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.908
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 0.87
Reflection 0.62
1% 0.74 fps
Poor: 0% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.3% Below average
Read 134
Write 90.7
Mixed 101
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 15.9
74% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 72.9
DQ Write 69.4
DQ Mixed 15.7
27% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
358GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 109
Write 95.6
Mixed 87.3
73% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.39
98% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
20% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.6 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 4.5
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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