Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 39.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP43-S3L  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080922
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 03 '17 at 18:05
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 34.9
2-Core 69.9
35% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 104
16% 116 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 87.9
Reflection 110
Parallax 100
72% 99.5 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 128GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM08D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 200
Write 211
Mixed 174
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 9.79
51% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 15.9
DQ Write 57.6
DQ Mixed 9.71
15% 27.8 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 50%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
512GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 159
Write 149
Mixed 112
104% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.31
129% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
265GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 112
Mixed 90.9
74% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.32
126% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
346GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 138
Write 126
Mixed 101
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.25
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.34
141% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
17% Very poor
MC Read 4.8
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 4.9
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-S3L Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

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