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Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091211
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration685 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$54
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 53.5
36% 50.1 Pts
4-Core 97.8
8-Core 93.5
13% 95.7 Pts
64-Core 98.1
6% 98.1 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Zotac(19DA 1167) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 3.44
4% 4.23 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.39 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 193
Write 76.5
Mixed 112
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 9.38
62% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 43.7
DQ Mixed 25.5
21% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 56%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 893GB
4GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.6% Poor
Read 83.1
Write 6.09
Mixed 21.3
27% 36.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 0.17
4K Mixed 0.1
42% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 26%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 107GB
3GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 143
Write 9.08
Mixed 24.1
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 0.28
4K Mixed 0.27
71% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 187%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 32GB
19GB free, PID 0326
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
19.4% Very poor
Read 88.1
Write 12.5
Mixed 24
39% 41.5 MB/s
4K Read 8.14
4K Write 0.65
4K Mixed 0.66
75% 3.15 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 42%
SanDisk SDDR-113 32GB
11GB free, PID a7a8
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
4.32% Terrible
Read 17.5
Write 6.23
Mixed 8.3
12% 10.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.71
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.06
9% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.32%
Great: 15%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 16GB
1GB free, PID 0326
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 45
Write 27.3
Mixed 35.5
44% 35.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.46
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 1.36
127% 2.86 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 4.2
MC Mixed 4
13% 4.63 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.7
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EQ45M-S2 Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $186
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