Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '19 at 13:35
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 57.1
2-Core 114
49% 80.5 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 226
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 229
14% 229 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 177
Parallax 179
113% 165 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 170
Splatting 121
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
587GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 198 201 202 199 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.4% Good
Read 262
Write 251
Mixed 183
SusWrite 198
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 31.7
99% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 195
145% 192 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
302GB free
Firmware: CC4H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 150 152 150 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 142
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 150
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100
807GB free
Firmware: SN06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 187 190 190 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 145
Mixed 60
SusWrite 186
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
237% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 6.5
20% 7.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 7
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-EXTREME Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

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