Gigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2H

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2H (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '16 at 16:48
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165 5,709 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 92.5 46% 70.9 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 241 25% 200 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 82FD) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4144 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2.07% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 0.84 2% 2.61 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 2.57 2% 2.65 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.07% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 240GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 989 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1068 (A8) Unknown 100 100 14 (AA) Unknown 100 100 739 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1376287 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2512	29.4% Poor	Read 240 Write 24.5 Mixed 237 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 5.5 46% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 21.7 42% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 85%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 197 179 7125 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1221 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1067 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1128 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 114 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12484 (C2) HDA temperature 119 105 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 197 352 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 197 351 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 194 351	79.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 58.2 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.23 83% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 28.7 Write 27.4 Mixed 4.91 24% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 0.6 160% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 8.9 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 65%

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Typical GA-MA78LM-S2H Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78LM-S2H

CPU
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	2x
Phenom II X2 555AMDBench 45%, 4,836 samples	2x
Athlon II X2 240AMDBench 40%, 5,506 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	3x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	2x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	2x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	3x
SATA SSD 512GB512gbBench 71%, 709 samples	2x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	6x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	6x

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Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16