Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41.9% 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	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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090522
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 19:59
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 70 1-Core 46.3 2-Core 91 44% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 171 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.00 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 50 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 59.9 41% 54.6 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 48.4 44% 55 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 9.1 10 34 38 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 45.6 Write 40.8 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 26.4 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 41%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 966GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 17 30 38 41 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 63.7 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 33.1 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 5 15% 5.1 GB/s	Latency 101 39% 101 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 44%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	16x
Pentium E5200Intel $50Bench 36%, 13,848 samples	14x
Core2 Duo E7400Intel $130Bench 38%, 14,354 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce 9400 GTNvidiaBench 1%, 12,718 samples	16x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	11x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	9x

SSD
SSD 120GBGigabyte $30Bench 70%, 13,685 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	3x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	81x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	7x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16