Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive22% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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-M52L-S3  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 16:33
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 38.3
15% 31.5 Pts
4-Core 55.9
8-Core 53.2
7% 54.6 Pts
64-Core 74.5
5% 74.5 Pts
Poor: 7% Great: 22%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2400-PRO
PwrHis(1787 2232) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
0.59% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.27
Parallax 0.41
1% 0.79 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.13
Splatting 1.17
1% 0.74 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.59%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 66 14 99 122 36 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22% Poor
Read 133
Write 79.8
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 72.5
20% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 9.8
38% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 10.3
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 12.1
9% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 22%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
233GB free
Firmware: 4.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 95 96 96 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 88.6
Write 67
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 91
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 4
MC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.87 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 2.2
SC Mixed 2.4
6% 2.07 GB/s
Latency 869
5% 869 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M52L-S3 Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3

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