Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M68MT-S2  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101115
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateMar 30 '18 at 03:55
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50.1% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 44
2-Core 72.9
46% 67 Pts
4-Core 93.3
8-Core 120
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Asus(1043 03EA) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 9.23
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 7.31
8% 8.55 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 9.13
7% 8.16 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 89
Write 80.2
Mixed 60.4
57% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.37
80% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.3% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.9 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.1
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M68MT-S2 Builds (Compare 186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $138
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