Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP43-DS3  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080924
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 22:03
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
40.9% Average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 86.1
42% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 83.9
8-Core 83.4
11% 83.7 Pts
64-Core 84.9
5% 84.9 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Gigabyte(1458 34D6) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 1.66
3% 3.82 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 2.93
Splatting 4.39
4% 4.81 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 181 190 199 204 205 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.1% Average
Read 210
Write 194
Mixed 167
SusWrite 188
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 9.6
67% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 24.7
DQ Write 64.6
DQ Mixed 11.5
18% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
358GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 154 156 156 156 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 156
Write 136
Mixed 32
SusWrite 151
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 88%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6
18% 6.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-DS3 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

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