Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP35-DS3  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090619
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '20 at 19:55
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8200-$12
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.1% Average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 75.9
44% 64.7 Pts
4-Core 75.4
8-Core 75.7
10% 75.6 Pts
64-Core 76.2
5% 76.2 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
POV(1ACC 961A) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
3.34% Terrible
Lighting 4.53
Reflection 4
Parallax 1.81
4% 3.45 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 3.93
Splatting 2.96
3% 3.26 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.34%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 47 44 56 64 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 60.7
Write 57.6
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 51.2
40% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
22.4% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 6.3
20% 6.87 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.73 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP35-DS3 Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3

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