Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20091105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 09:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 84.2 41% 63.9 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 169 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Gigabyte(1458 353E) 2GB CLim: 1148 MHz, MLim: 455 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 10.4 0% 4.53 fps	MRender 8.7 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 9.7 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 118 132 148 147 151 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.3% Average	Read 219 Write 242 Mixed 191 SusWrite 139 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 11.7 54% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 199 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 116%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 915GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 77 88 84 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 80.5 Write 100 Mixed 49 SusWrite 84.5 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 385GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 78 91 89 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 73.2 Write 91 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 88 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 58%

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)	19.9% Very poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.43 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 6 16% 5.57 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.9% 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-EP43-DS3 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	7x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	5x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	5x

GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	4x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
GeForce GT 440NvidiaBench 4%, 14,286 samples	3x

SSD
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	4x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	14x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	8x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	5x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $161

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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