Gigabyte GA-C246N-WU2-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte C246N-WU2
MotherboardGigabyte GA-C246N-WU2-CF  (all builds)
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display800 x 480 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200916
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 10 '21 at 21:47
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E-2288G
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 272
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 935
87% 725 Pts
64-Core 1266
78% 1266 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Vega Frontier Edition-$1,000
CLim: 1600 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 106
Parallax 170
89% 129 fps
MRender 87.2
Gravity 121
Splatting 74.3
75% 94.1 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
H10 HBRPEKNX0202A NVMe INTEL 512GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 74 58 57 59 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1300
Write 907
Mixed 825
SusWrite 115
174% 787 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 65.7
225% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 96.1
140% 260 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 144%
Great: 209%
Intel SSDPE2KE032T7K 3TB
551GB free
Firmware: QDV1CP06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 1836 1830 1808 1800 1803 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
222% Outstanding
Read 590
Write 937
Mixed 726
SusWrite 1,791
231% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 33.6
168% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 790
DQ Mixed 868
653% 874 MB/s
Poor: 222%
This bench: 222%
Great: 272%
MB4000GCWDC 4TB
993GB free
Firmware: HPGE
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 117
Mixed 74.1
73% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 104%
MB4000GCWDC 4TB
815GB free
Firmware: HPGH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 122 121 120 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 103
Write 104
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 121
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 104%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB
26GB free, PID 0749
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 13 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Read 79.7
Write 12.5
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 15
28% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 9.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 4.4
255% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU7MFR8N-TF 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 19.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 82: 10R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
82% 62% 45 321 256 200 29.5" 2560 1080 MSI3CC5 MSI MAG301RF
History: Score 59: 7R 5G 9B | Score 82: 10R 7G 11B
Typical GA-C246N-WU2-CF Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-C246N-WU2-CF

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