Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (56%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 14:26
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 54.2 2-Core 110 52% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 103 14% 103 Pts	64-Core 106 6% 106 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2733) 1GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1320 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.20 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 220 222 214 224 157 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 234 Write 218 Mixed 146 SusWrite 205 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 28.8 106% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 35.1 34% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 91%
Samsung Spinpoint F3R 1TB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 731GB free Firmware: 1AJ30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 124 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 113 Write 134 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 126 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1 293% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.23 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 6 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 28%

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Typical GA-EP45-DQ6 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E8600Intel $180Bench 44%, 6,109 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	3x
HD 5870AMDBench 19%, 10,176 samples	1x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x
AS340 120GBApacerBench 67%, 5,956 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	6x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	2x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	1x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $501

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16