Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090310
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 00:41
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 38.3 2-Core 73.9 43% 63.2 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 144 20% 146 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 304A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1701.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.14% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 1.77 Parallax 1.62 1% 1.59 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.45 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.14% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 114 121 111 103 101 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.8% Above average	Read 251 Write 172 Mixed 190 SusWrite 112 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 27.6 91% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 26.6 60% 123 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 290GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 115 119 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 126 Write 125 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 117 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 343GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 43.8 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 105 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 66%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 571GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 108 113 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 112 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 74%
Maxtor 6L100P0 100GB-$33 55 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 33GB free Firmware: BAH41G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 46 46 44 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 45.8 Write 44.3 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 45.9 31% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 35%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 30.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 29.8 42% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.9 20% 7 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 45%

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Typical GA-EP45-DS3R Builds (Compare 54 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	12x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 650-TiNvidia $152Bench 14%, 36,698 samples	6x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	27x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	10x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	6x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16