Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 08:47
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 45.4 2-Core 94.8 46% 71.7 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 189 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 8587) 2GB CLim: 1533 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 17.8 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 23.8 14% 20.3 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 25.8 Splatting 20.1 20% 25.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 193 199 194 197 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Corsair Force 60GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 46GB free Firmware: 1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 55 57 61 60 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 140 Write 76.2 Mixed 106 SusWrite 60.2 21% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 26.1 97% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 79.1 DQ Mixed 85.5 69% 98 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 830GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 91 95 95 91 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 92.5 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 75%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 118 117 115 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 82 84 81 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 66 Mixed 62 SusWrite 81.5 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	23.7% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.2 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 44%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	11x

GPU
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	7x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	6x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	6x

SSD
530 Series 120GBIntel $79Bench 67%, 15,015 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	52x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	20x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	9x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $168

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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