Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090619
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 07:44
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 Q9300-$38 10,428 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 34.1 2-Core 63 38% 55.8 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 127 17% 127 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420 9,903 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 368C) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 4 Parallax 0.7 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 64 39 34 39 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 43.3 Write 13.3 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 47 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3500411SV 500GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 119GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 93 79 68 70 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 88.2 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 71%

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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.7% Very poor	MC Read 6.3 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.17 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.3 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 45%

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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-DS3R Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	18x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	13x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	7x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	13x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	8x
GTX 260Nvidia $250Bench 7%, 11,945 samples	4x

SSD
C400 RealSSD 128GBMicronBench 56%, 11,312 samples	4x
1TB 1TBT-forceBench 85%, 7,956 samples	4x
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	22x
5GBUnknownBench 18%, 14,654 samples	10x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	7x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16