Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 15.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M61P-S3  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080310
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '16 at 11:39
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Memory 27.4
1-Core 12.8
2-Core 16.5
14% 18.9 Pts
4-Core 22.3
8-Core 24.8
3% 23.5 Pts
64-Core 28.3
2% 28.3 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 64MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AA
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 56.7
Write 53.7
Mixed 52.4
41% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.39
99% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
7.67% Terrible
MC Read 2.8
MC Write 2.8
MC Mixed 2.4
8% 2.67 GB/s
SC Read 0.8
SC Write 1.5
SC Mixed 1.2
3% 1.17 GB/s
Latency 270
15% 270 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.67%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-M61P-S3 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3

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