Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.3% 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	74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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	5.6 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	Feb 08 '20 at 00:02
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 (92^nd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 45.2 2-Core 92.6 47% 72 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 192 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.2% 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: 1537 MHz, MLim: 1434 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 20.2 Parallax 23.7 20% 23 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 25.6 Splatting 20.3 20% 25.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 186 196 208 209 207 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	74% Very good	Read 260 Write 249 Mixed 247 SusWrite 202 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 42.5 138% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 180 135% 180 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 129%
Corsair Force 60GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 46GB free Firmware: 1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 58 57 58 57 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 172 Write 79 Mixed 103 SusWrite 59.2 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 26.1 97% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 85.7 69% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 777GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 101 104 104 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 67.8 Write 65.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 103 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 75%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 74 76 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 72.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 74.6 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 92 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 95 Write 64.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 92.8 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% 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 (66^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.9 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 45%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-EP43-DS3L Builds (Compare 109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $168

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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