Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090224
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 08 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
46.6% Average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 89.7
43% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 153
20% 147 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 120
Parallax 109
94% 115 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 107
Splatting 95.5
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
188GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28% Poor
Read 48.9
Write 48.3
Mixed 50.7
37% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.2
74% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
21% Poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 6.6
19% 6.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-UD3P Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $358
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