Gigabyte GA-EP43-US3L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 18.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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 (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP43-US3L  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 7 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090323
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 30 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Memory 29
1-Core 15.8
2-Core 44.5
18% 29.8 Pts
4-Core 51.2
8-Core 50
7% 50.6 Pts
64-Core 53.1
3% 53.1 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Nvidia(10DE 118B) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
3.26% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 4
Parallax 5.9
3% 4.53 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 4
Splatting 5.3
4% 4.43 fps
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 45 51 36 46 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Read 32.6
Write 51.2
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 45.5
27% 37 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 55%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
466GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 26 27 26 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 144
Write 23.9
Mixed 38
SusWrite 25.8
42% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
MC Read 3.8
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.07 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 2.8
9% 3.13 GB/s
Latency 261
15% 261 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-US3L Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-US3L

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $161
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