Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon X5470
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 60
2-Core 120
50% 83.2 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 238
32% 236 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3250) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 122
Parallax 111
98% 118 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 107
Splatting 94.1
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.3% Above average
Read 258
Write 243
Mixed 216
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 12.3
92% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 18.7
57% 124 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 89%
Kingdian S280 240GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
66% Good
Read 264
Write 254
Mixed 247
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 25.4
106% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 38
67% 130 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 6.9
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 6.6
21% 7.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EP45-EXTREME Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME

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