Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics11.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-DS3  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090903
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400-$150
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Memory 56.3
1-Core 34.5
2-Core 54.9
33% 48.6 Pts
4-Core 86.9
8-Core 85.4
12% 86.2 Pts
64-Core 83.7
5% 83.7 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Sapphire(174B 114A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.0
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Lighting 14.4
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 9.81
12% 12 fps
MRender 9.81
Gravity 9.3
Splatting 16.6
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 41 41 42 43 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
42% Average
Read 105
Write 90.3
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 41.1
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1
156% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42%
Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
53GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 40 40 42 42 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 46.3
Write 43
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 40.1
28% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 6
17% 5.9 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 45%

 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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