Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.6% 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)
Boot Drive	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090619
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 07:12
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5460-$190 10,360 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 74.2 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 105 49% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 208 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 58.4 37% 48.4 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 38.8 39% 49.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 246 242 250 250 250 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.3% Excellent	Read 263 Write 250 Mixed 248 SusWrite 246 57% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 44.9 146% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 179 141% 195 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 123%
Hua721010kla330 43W7625 42C0400IBM 1TB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 930GB free Firmware: GKAOAB4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 82.6 Write 82.6 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 82.5 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.7% Poor	MC Read 6.3 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 5.5 18% 6.43 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 5.5 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-EP35-DS4 Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

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Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4

CPU
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	8x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	5x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	6x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	4x
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	3x

SSD
Ultra II 480GBSanDisk $39Bench 86%, 62,883 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
PX-128M6S+ 128GBPlextorBench 82%, 299 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	21x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	2x

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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) $35	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