Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 37% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080104
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 16:56
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Memory 68.5 1-Core 18.6 2-Core 37.1 31% 41.4 Pts	4-Core 71.1 8-Core 71.1 10% 71.1 Pts	64-Core 71.9 4% 71.9 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 2,598 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	2.59% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 5.23 Parallax 0.97 2% 2.97 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 4.3 3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.59% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 138 144 149 155 156 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	46.6% Average	Read 212 Write 205 Mixed 164 SusWrite 148 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 26.2 86% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 66.5 DQ Mixed 36.6 31% 43.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 108%
Samsung SP2014N 200GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 186GB free Firmware: CV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 50 Write 54.1 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 52.6 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 32%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 251GB free Firmware: 1AA01110 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 57 71 75 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 88.3 Write 42.4 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 71.2 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 2TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 58 71 75 77 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 84.1 Write 148 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 71.5 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 115%
Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 158 165 168 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 154 Write 135 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 160 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 80%
Maxtor 3200 320GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 298GB free, PID 3200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 26 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 17.6 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 25.7 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 17%

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 below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	15.4% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 3.5 MC Mixed 3.6 13% 4.57 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 3.9 SC Mixed 5.2 13% 4.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 45%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 42%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	17x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	11x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	6x

GPU
GeForce GT 240NvidiaBench 4%, 11,020 samples	7x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	5x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	3x

SSD
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 109%, 5,390 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
QXSSD-512GB 512GBBench 81%, 6 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	13x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	13x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	11x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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