Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3LR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.57% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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-EP43-DS3LR  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 22:03
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
48% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 38
2-Core 74.2
41% 61 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 147
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
Asus(1043 82A6) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
8.57% Terrible
Lighting 11.8
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 4.09
10% 8.8 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 6.87
6% 8.14 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.57%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
222GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 79.7
Write 71.4
Mixed 29.5
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.33
96% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.67 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-DS3LR Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3LR

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