Gigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.54% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.8% Average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 43.7
2-Core 87.4
40% 63.9 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 171
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.54% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.83 fps
MRender 0.76
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.75 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.54%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 34 51 48 56 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 63.5
Write 66
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 48
41% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22
376GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 36 53 50 57 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 49.7
54% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.4
MC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 4.4
9% 3.07 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA78LM-S2 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 23% - Poor Total price: $30
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