Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M68MT-S2  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110826
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '16 at 19:34
Run Duration243 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 69.3
1-Core 35.6
2-Core 64.8
38% 56.6 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 172
20% 157 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Nvidia(10DE 0898) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 11.9
10% 12.1 fps
MRender 17.4
Gravity 15.5
Splatting 17
14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130
538GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 89.8
Write 84.3
Mixed 83.1
64% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.26
62% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 69%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500GB
25GB free, PID 5021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 24.1
Write 23.6
Mixed 20.6
29% 22.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.35
58% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 31%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
9GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
8.04% Terrible
Read 24.8
Write 9.3
Mixed 24
23% 19.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.18
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.53
47% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.04%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
29.2% Poor
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 5.2
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.2%
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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