Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100820
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '22 at 09:59
Run Duration	410 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 124 52% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 173 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 473.47 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5.1 4% 5.33 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 131 63 64 65 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	36.1% Below average	Read 183 Write 132 Mixed 126 SusWrite 119 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 17 67% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 32.8 DQ Mixed 22.2 18% 25 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 152GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 122 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 105 Write 116 Mixed 57 SusWrite 122 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 70%
USB DISK 3.2 32GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 28GB free, PID 6700 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 8.7 9 7.3 9 8.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	8.27% Terrible	Read 32.7 Write 25.3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 8.6 21% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 30% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.27% Great: 25%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 6.1 5.9 6.5 6.5 5.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	2.6% Terrible	Read 5 Write 1 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.9 5% 4.03 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.6% Great: 10%
hp x725w 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 9GB free, PID 3940 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	6.55% Terrible	Read 24 Write 17.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 7.6 16% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.55% Great: 24%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 16GB 885 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 3GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 5.7 6.6 7.2 4.5 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.32% Terrible	Read 1 Write 3.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 5.3 5% 3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 1.32% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2

CPU
Core i3 540Intel $60Bench 46%, 24,563 samples	67x
Core i5 760Intel $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples	35x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	34x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	30x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	16x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	14x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
SD8SN8U-128G-1006 128GBSandiskBench 66%, 10,347 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	120x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	59x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	27x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $88

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16