Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS5

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS5 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20080930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 06:00
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 40.2 2-Core 80.6 44% 66.3 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 158 20% 155 Pts	64-Core 155 10% 155 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Zotac(19DA 1314) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43% Average	Lighting 50.4 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 63.8 41% 56 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 48.8 47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HS-SSD-C100 120GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 195 73 59 48 43 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.9% Poor	Read 215 Write 191 Mixed 198 SusWrite 91.5 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 27 4K Mixed 1 50% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 30.3 DQ Mixed 16.9 16% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 216GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 162 158 161 166 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 69 SusWrite 156 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

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 above expectations (60^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 6.7 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.1% 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-EP45-DS5 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS5

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	4x
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	1x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 560Nvidia $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples	1x
GTX 780Nvidia $329Bench 45%, 50,279 samples	1x
GTX 460 SENvidiaBench 10%, 3,122 samples	1x

SSD
HS-SSD-C100 120GBBench 52%, 173 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	1x
MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 4,607 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	7x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

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Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $341

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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