Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.61% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091008
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 09 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9950
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 68
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 77.3
40% 61.3 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 153
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3200
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.38
0% 0.85 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 0.37
Splatting 1.26
1% 0.86 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60
610GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 94 98 110 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 105
Write 109
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 97.8
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.2% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9.5
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA78GM-US2H Builds (Compare 21 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $125
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