Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.19% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20081107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 19 '17 at 19:51
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
43.4% Average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 26
2-Core 52.6
36% 50.4 Pts
4-Core 89.7
8-Core 67.4
11% 78.6 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250
Nvidia(10DE 0738) 1.8GB
Ram: 1.8GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
6.19% Terrible
Lighting 8.17
Reflection 7.31
Parallax 3.34
7% 6.27 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 5.65
5% 6.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.19%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
57% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 103
Mixed 98.2
74% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.51
136% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32
2GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 75.9
Write 66.1
Mixed 36.3
44% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.43
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.9
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 4.7
15% 5.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.4
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-DS3L Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $375
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