Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.9% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '18 at 15:50
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 81
1-Core 40.6
2-Core 79.5
45% 67 Pts
4-Core 80.4
8-Core 80.2
11% 80.3 Pts
64-Core 80
5% 80 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 13.251.0.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 13.1
12% 13.2 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 15.2
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 144 171 175 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 187
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 168
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
46GB free
Firmware: SD22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 68 68 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 96.8
Write 46
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 68.3
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 65%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
70GB free
Firmware: SD22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 108 112 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 83.5
Write 51
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 111
54% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
23.8% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.9
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.6
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-EP45C-DS3 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3

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