Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090813
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 11 '18 at 16:34
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 below expectations (14th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Memory 41.8
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 42.3
24% 36.5 Pts
4-Core 43
8-Core 49.4
6% 46.2 Pts
64-Core 43.5
3% 43.5 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Sapphire(174B 5450) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.14% Terrible
Lighting 1.33
Reflection 1.92
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.63 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.14%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26.4% Poor
Read 222
Write 120
Mixed 124
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 4.87
32% 9.83 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 24.7
DQ Mixed 6.03
9% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 93%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132
41GB free
Firmware: V5DOA7EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 47.4
Write 48.6
Mixed 20
28% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.32
88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
MC Read 3.6
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.67 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.6
9% 3 GB/s
Latency 194
21% 194 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA74GM-S2H Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H

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