Gigabyte GA-945GZM-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.11% 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.
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-945GZM-S2  (all builds)
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070129
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '19 at 02:33
Run Duration519 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 2140-$45
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Memory 45.6
1-Core 15.9
2-Core 27.6
22% 29.7 Pts
4-Core 25.6
8-Core 25.1
3% 25.4 Pts
64-Core 38
2% 38 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
3.11% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 2.75
3% 3.64 fps
MRender 3.14
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 2.43
3% 3.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.11%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GF100-07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 12 9.5 8.3 11 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
4.96% Terrible
Read 7.2
Write 9.2
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 10
6% 8.65 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 4.96%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.93 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 0.2
5% 1.67 GB/s
Latency 178
22% 178 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-945GZM-S2 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-945GZM-S2

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