Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5430 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 48% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 37 2-Core 74.1 40% 60.3 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 135 18% 135 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3480) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 340.52 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.67 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 1.88 5% 5.35 fps	MRender 8.57 Gravity 4 Splatting 5.91 5% 6.16 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 243 Write 232 Mixed 196 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 35.2 118% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 140 118% 172 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 77GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 114 111 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 122 Write 122 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 112 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 88%
Toshiba MK2552GSX 250GB-$47 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 43GB free Firmware: LV010M SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 27 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 28.5 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 27.3 20% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 31%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$97 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 159 161 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 225 Mixed 93 SusWrite 175 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 441% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 108%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 3GB free, PID 312a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.28% Terrible	Read 28.7 Write 27.3 Mixed 1.5 SusWrite 17.1 23% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.28% Great: 23%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 304GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 26.3 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 17.2 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 58%

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 as expected (49^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 5.3 15% 5.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	10x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	7x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	6x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	9x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	5x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	4x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	39x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	14x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	9x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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