Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.7% 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 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X48-DS4  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '18 at 10:29
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 70.5
1-Core 41.3
2-Core 83.8
42% 65.2 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 204
27% 204 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 19.3
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 16.1
16% 16.8 fps
MRender 13.2
Gravity 12.7
Splatting 19
13% 15 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB
350GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
44% Average
Read 39.6
Write 114
Mixed 25.8
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 0.98
4K Mixed 0.25
65% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44%
Great: 77%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43% Average
Read 71
Write 78.7
Mixed 43.7
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.22
80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
20.5% Poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X48-DS4 Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 31% - Below average Total price: $391
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