Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.96% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M68MT-S2  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110826
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 14 '21 at 21:46
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 82.1
1-Core 45.9
2-Core 82.7
47% 70.2 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 160
19% 147 Pts
64-Core 93.3
6% 93.3 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.96% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 5.3
Parallax 11.3
5% 7.6 fps
MRender 4.3
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 4.5
5% 5.97 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.96%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$50
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 26 31 32 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 70.8
Write 36
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 27.7
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 52%
Maxtor 6 L200M0 200GB
24GB free
Firmware: BACE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 61 61 43 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 54.5
Write 58.8
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 58.4
38% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
131% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 33%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB
21GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 47 48 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 47.5
Write 47
Mixed 31
SusWrite 47.4
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 43%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$33
56GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 72 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 67.2
Write 68.8
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 70.3
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.2% Poor
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 10.6
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 8.2
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M68MT-S2 Builds (Compare 186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

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