Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '17 at 08:47
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 127 58% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 274 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Sapphire(174B E244) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 24.5 16% 20.9 fps	MRender 15 Gravity 17.7 Splatting 20.6 15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (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 2644 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 201 (64) Unknown 100 100 1562752 (65) Unknown 100 100 176752 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 98 98 921 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 702 (B7) Unknown 99 99 8 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 100 180389281824 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 98 98 2 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2760 (EA) Unknown 100 100 861 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2119 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1450 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	41.3% Average	Read 342 Write 177 Mixed 97.3 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 8.26 53% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 41.8 DQ Mixed 6.01 12% 25 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 82%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 460GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5206 (03) Spinup time 158 149 5066 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4799 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11542 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3891 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 225 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4797 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 187 220635 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.5% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 30.6 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.41 104% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 65%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 120 3983 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5223 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16085 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2864 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 129 129 213131 (C2) HDA temperature 112 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.6% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 92.1 Mixed 30.7 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.21 85% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 79%
Generic- SD/MMC 4GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	4.44% Terrible	Read 19 Write 4.83 Mixed 6.57 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.61 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.11 14% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.44% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-169.A 9905403-169.A 9905402-670.A 12GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.8% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.1 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	61x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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