Gigabyte GA-MA770-US3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.02% 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 Drive35.9% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA770-US3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110106
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 23 '20 at 02:19
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 72.8
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 90.5
45% 70 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 153
16% 130 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
Device(7377 0000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
7.02% Terrible
Lighting 9.57
Reflection 8.62
Parallax 3.03
8% 7.07 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 5.91
6% 6.85 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.02%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 86 90 84 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.9% Below average
Read 190
Write 185
Mixed 173
SusWrite 83.2
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 22.7
67% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 20.3
22% 36 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 102%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
642GB free
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 92 97 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 70.4
Write 104
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 92.8
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
298GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 53 52 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 51.7
Write 52.1
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 51.8
36% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
25% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.6
24% 8.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.7
16% 5.63 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA770-US3 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-US3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $83
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