Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics97% 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 Drive68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '18 at 14:37
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 as expected (59th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 72.7
1-Core 57.9
2-Core 115
50% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 212
29% 216 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.1%
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% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 126
Parallax 127
105% 127 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 111
Splatting 89.1
82% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
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 214
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 12.6
98% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 18.7
55% 118 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 89%
Kingdian S280 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.6% Good
Read 266
Write 254
Mixed 252
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 26
113% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 37.7
69% 137 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.1% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 7.4
23% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 61%

 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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