Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 31.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics7.36% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X38-DQ6  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090424
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 08 '22 at 19:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad-$90
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Memory 49.7
1-Core 23.9
2-Core 55.7
28% 43.1 Pts
4-Core 80.4
8-Core 92.3
11% 86.4 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4770
XFX(1682 2900) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
7.36% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 6.6
7% 9.27 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 10
Splatting 10
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.36%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 138 149 133 141 132 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.4% Average
Read 200
Write 177
Mixed 184
SusWrite 140
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 28.2
69% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 158
120% 162 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 4.7
14% 4.97 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 3.5
10% 3.5 GB/s
Latency 162
25% 162 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X38-DQ6 Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $627
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