Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive26.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP43-DS3  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400-$150
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 38.5
2-Core 76.9
40% 60.7 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 152
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 6.31
6% 7.59 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 8.07
Splatting 8.48
7% 8.83 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SV100S264G 64GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D110225a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 51 76 69 63 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 165
Write 98.4
Mixed 126
SusWrite 75.7
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 12.4
48% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 10.8
DQ Write 29.7
DQ Mixed 13.3
12% 17.9 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 30%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
55GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 75 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 193
Write 78.5
Mixed 116
SusWrite 75.5
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 28.1
103% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 30.5
DQ Write 70.7
DQ Mixed 36.3
32% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44
221GB free
Firmware: GM2OA5FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 87 89 90 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 86
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 87.6
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.3
18% 6.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.8
16% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 109
36% 109 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-DS3 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $161
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