Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	12.6% 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	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090903
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '18 at 10:07
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89 68,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 88.5 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 101 52% 79.5 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 102 14% 102 Pts	64-Core 102 6% 102 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 835C) 768MB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 768MB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 17.5 Parallax 13.3 12% 15.3 fps	MRender 20.1 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 14.9 14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17265 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1382 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 91 91 280 (AE) Unknown 100 100 191 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 51 210454118434 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 231176 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 91 91 9 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 28243217676 (F7) Unknown 100 100 989619347 (F8) Unknown 100 100 3691210381	45.6% Average	Read 204 Write 237 Mixed 162 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 14.8 73% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 35.8 DQ Mixed 14.2 15% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 66 (03) Spinup time 132 132 21493055783 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1567 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2064 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 185 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1567 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1567 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 193274773535 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 165 Mixed 72.3 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.23 83% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 467GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790316856 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 28240 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 36241 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4568 (C0) Power-off retract count 77 77 28591 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 28591 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 219043856418 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 9118347	75.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 129 Mixed 73.5 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.39 103% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 74%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 196GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 140 3750 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 18712 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 31812 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3230 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 528 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 176 176 74118 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	43.6% Average	Read 74.2 Write 77.5 Mixed 44.3 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.38 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x2GB 45,030 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 52%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	12x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	9x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 650-TiNvidia $152Bench 14%, 36,698 samples	6x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	3x
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	3x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	27x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	10x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	6x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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