Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.38% 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 Drive	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080922
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '18 at 11:17
Run Duration	642 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 48.3 2-Core 96.2 47% 73.1 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 178 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 6% BFG(19F1 06DC) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.38% Terrible	Lighting 8.53 Reflection 8.31 Parallax 2.97 7% 6.6 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 5.83 5% 6.51 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.38% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3084 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 799 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 148 (A9) Unknown 100 100 468 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 42 (AE) Unknown 100 100 81 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 45 193273921575 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 296 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 10980 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4359 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2701 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	50.7% Above average	Read 259 Write 217 Mixed 244 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 13.5 77% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 54.3 DQ Mixed 12.9 32% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 238GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 213615390 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2459 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 285141965 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8068 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1109 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 983083 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 48 589103133 (C2) HDA temperature 29 52 73014444061 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 23 213615390 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 123403000359107 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1498350346 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1437619811	46.6% Average	Read 86.4 Write 76.1 Mixed 21.4 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.41 89% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB-$53 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 106GB free Firmware: 3.AEG Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 90 159922752 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2954 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (07) Seek error rate 78 50 43648665082 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18573 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2199 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 37 95028183072 (C2) HDA temperature 32 63 73014444064 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 51 10349357 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	30.5% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 47.8 Mixed 57 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.3 72% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 43%
Generic Flash HS-CF 8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 2228 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	4.08% Terrible	Read 9.61 Write 7.8 Mixed 8.77 11% 8.73 MB/s	4K Read 2.38 4K Write 0.14 4K Mixed 0.14 18% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.08% Great: 7%
Generic Flash HS-COMBO 8GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 2228 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	3.8% Terrible	Read 8.66 Write 2.81 Mixed 4.33 6% 5.27 MB/s	4K Read 1.92 4K Write 0.48 4K Mixed 0.29 33% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.8% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.9% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.1 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 50%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	16x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	13x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	12x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	10x
GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples	8x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	7x
SSDSC2BW080A4 80GBIntelBench 60%, 450 samples	4x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	48x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	21x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	10x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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