Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics97.7% 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 Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '18 at 10:03
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5470
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Memory 74.6
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 121
52% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 237
32% 239 Pts
64-Core 242
15% 242 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3250) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1645 MHz, MLim: 1999 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 127
Parallax 128
104% 127 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 111
Splatting 99.2
86% 105 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB
207GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.8% Good
Read 260
Write 244
Mixed 217
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 12.5
99% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 18.6
55% 117 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 89%
Kingdian S280 240GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68% Good
Read 263
Write 255
Mixed 250
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 25.9
112% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 37.7
68% 135 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.5% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 7
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.3
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-EXTREME Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

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