Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090122
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJun 06 '20 at 12:40
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 50%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 88.6
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 72.2
46% 66.5 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 132
16% 125 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.4% Very good
Lighting 70.8
Reflection 100
Parallax 108
58% 93.1 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 138
Splatting 104
95% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.6 3.9 3.9 4.8 7.5 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.1% Above average
Read 250
Write 201
Mixed 209
SusWrite 5.4
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 44.7
144% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 61.9
52% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 126%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
109GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 9.8 9.8 10 10 10 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
6.63% Terrible
Read 8.8
Write 10.2
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 9.9
2% 9.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 5.1
18% 5.73 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 6.63%
Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
227GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 89 90 113 114 83 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62% Good
Read 247
Write 202
Mixed 208
SusWrite 98.6
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 41.4
137% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 43.3
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 58.4
49% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 62%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.53 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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