Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 14%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G41M-Combo  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Memory 53.1
1-Core 18.9
2-Core 36.9
26% 36.3 Pts
4-Core 33.8
8-Core 23.7
4% 28.8 Pts
64-Core 33.8
2% 33.8 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
XFX(1682 2451) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 6.27
Parallax 2.94
4% 4.51 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 4.91
3% 3.92 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP External HDD 1TB
773GB free
Firmware: 6005
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 26.8
Write 24.6
Mixed 24.2
19% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.17
4K Mixed 0.07
21% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 109
Write 126
Mixed 82.2
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.09
59% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
13.8% Very poor
MC Read 4.2
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4
11% 3.97 GB/s
Latency 150
27% 150 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G41M-Combo Builds (Compare 735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41M-Combo

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