Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.03% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-945PL-S3P  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 21:13
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
41% Average
Memory 70.9
1-Core 34.3
2-Core 66.3
39% 57.2 Pts
4-Core 67.5
8-Core 67.5
9% 67.5 Pts
64-Core 68.1
4% 68.1 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
Asus(1043 03CA) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.751.0.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.03% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 1.88
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.59 fps
MRender 1.62
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.31 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.03%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 168
Write 58.6
Mixed 63
21% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 9.65
47% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27
DQ Write 63.7
DQ Mixed 14.1
20% 34.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
MC Read 5
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 4
13% 4.47 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 4.8
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945PL-S3P Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3P

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