Gigabyte GA-946GM-S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
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 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 28%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics15.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive22.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory3.5GB 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. 3.5GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-946GM-S2  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 3.5 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20071126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28% Poor
Memory 49.8
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 39.5
27% 38.3 Pts
4-Core 37.6
8-Core 45.7
5% 41.7 Pts
64-Core 49.2
3% 49.2 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 28%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84F0) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 18.4
Reflection 17.4
Parallax 17.1
15% 17.6 fps
MRender 23.1
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 15.8
16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 26 18 26 26 27 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.8% Poor
Read 150
Write 139
Mixed 169
SusWrite 25.4
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 10.1
43% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 80.2
DQ Mixed 22.8
26% 42.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
53GB free
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 34 39 44 39 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Read 36.8
Write 36.3
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 39.9
26% 35.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 58%
SAMSUNG HM641JI 640GB
463GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 25 24 21 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 24.7
Write 19.8
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 22.3
28% 21.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 512, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
12% Very poor
MC Read 4.6
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 3.5
11% 3.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3
9% 3.3 GB/s
Latency 161
25% 161 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 12%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-946GM-S2 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-946GM-S2

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