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Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100423
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 17 '22 at 16:46
Run Duration252 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.6% Average
Memory 72.5
1-Core 44.3
2-Core 87.8
44% 68.2 Pts
4-Core 89
8-Core 88.9
12% 88.9 Pts
64-Core 87.3
5% 87.3 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑
This bench: 43.6%
 Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus EAH5450
Asus(1043 301B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.63% Terrible
Lighting 2
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 2.1
2% 2.1 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 2
Splatting 2
2% 2 fps
Poor: 1% ↑
This bench: 1.63%
 Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 169 5 70 12 38 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26.6% Poor
Read 256
Write 233
Mixed 12.4
SusWrite 83.1
32% 146 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.4
43% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 26.6%
 Great: 92%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
2GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
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 256
Write 244
Mixed 234
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 35.5
118% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 185
143% 196 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
164GB free
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 74 76 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 87.4
Write 88.1
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 74.4
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 46.5%
 Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
20.1% Poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.1
18% 6.27 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 6.2
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 12% ↑
This bench: 20.1%
 Great: 46%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-EQ45M-S2 Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EQ45M-S2

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel  $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples4x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples4x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples2x
GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples4x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples3x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples2x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples12x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples4x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $189
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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