Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '19 at 19:35
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 48.6 2-Core 98.2 52% 78.5 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 191 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E270) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 47.4 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 34.4 Splatting 39.7 29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 155 154 162 151 135 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.9% Above average	Read 230 Write 200 Mixed 193 SusWrite 151 44% 193 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 28 104% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 27.4 DQ Mixed 3.7 28% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 271GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 143 136 135 151 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 144 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 144 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 103GB free Firmware: JA2OA590 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 64 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 96.5 Write 93.3 Mixed 38 SusWrite 64.2 53% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 57%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 116 67% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 72%

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 (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.2 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 65%

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Gaming 3%

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	5x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	5x
Xeon X5460Intel $190Bench 52%, 10,360 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	3x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	3x
HD 5870AMDBench 19%, 10,176 samples	2x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	2x
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	2x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	2x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	11x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	4x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $212

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	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