Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
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 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-DS3  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080815
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 20 '23 at 22:47
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.2% Average
Memory 64.5
1-Core 41
2-Core 79.7
40% 61.7 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 152
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.7% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 87.9
Parallax 83.3
64% 83.3 fps
MRender 80.8
Gravity 85.3
Splatting 84.6
69% 83.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 101 99 102 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 182
Write 150
Mixed 160
SusWrite 93.9
33% 147 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 28.8
97% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 32.7
31% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 73%
WD WD8004FRYZ-0 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 102 99 102 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 197
Mixed 106
SusWrite 94.2
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.8
411% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 5.8
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.2 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-DS3 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $178
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