Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20081230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 07:57
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 49 2-Core 109 51% 80.3 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1907 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 46.3 40% 56.2 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 46.4 Splatting 40.4 35% 42.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 58 54 38 37 42 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	25.1% Poor	Read 175 Write 77.3 Mixed 104 SusWrite 48.5 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 12 47% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 100%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 1AN10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 94 92 90 93 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 71 Write 93.2 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 92.1 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 84GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 59 58 57 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 55.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 58.1 35% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 51%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 200GB free Firmware: JP2OA3AE SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 58 55 38 37 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 100 Write 98 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 49 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 74%
Maxtor 6H500R0 500GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 85GB free Firmware: HA3D1DH0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 51 50 52 51 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 56.4 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 50.6 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 34%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 89GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 51 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 107 Write 19.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 50.4 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 34%
Intenso USB 3.0 Device 4TB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 27 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 53.6 Write 26.1 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 26.9 41% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 69%

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 (66^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.03 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.8 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 45%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

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Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	11x

GPU
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	7x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	6x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	6x

SSD
530 Series 120GBIntel $79Bench 67%, 15,015 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	52x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	20x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	9x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $168

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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