Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 11:52
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 51.1 2-Core 102 52% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.5% 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: 1553 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Lighting 25.1 Reflection 20.4 Parallax 23.8 20% 23.1 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 25.7 Splatting 20.4 20% 25.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 220 226 222 226 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Corsair Force 60GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 47GB free Firmware: 1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 64 59 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 164 Write 77.5 Mixed 106 SusWrite 61.6 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 26.6 100% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 83.4 67% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 830GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 92 95 94 92 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 63 SusWrite 93.4 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 75%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 116 117 116 115 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 115 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 95 89 90 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 68.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 91.6 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 96%

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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.6 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 45%

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

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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 $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