Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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-S3L  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '17 at 16:32
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
48.5% Average
Memory 71.9
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 76.1
41% 62.1 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 148
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 150
9% 150 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.8
86% 105 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 101
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
158GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.7% Good
Read 262
Write 253
Mixed 259
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 29.2
104% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 49.9
57% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03E03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 96
Write 96.2
Mixed 95.7
72% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.45
115% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
20.9% Poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.57 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP43-S3L Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $117
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