Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$203 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 131 58% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 370 38% 305 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Zotac(19DA 1546) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.4% Average	Lighting 59 Reflection 54.6 Parallax 47.6 48% 53.7 fps	MRender 44.5 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 51.2 37% 44.8 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 18 28 19 26 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	27.9% Poor	Read 143 Write 75.5 Mixed 117 SusWrite 62.6 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 13 59% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 20.1 DQ Mixed 15.9 12% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2GB free Firmware: CC47 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.5 Write 54.5 Mixed 62.2 50% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 157 157 157 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 112 Write 165 Mixed 31 SusWrite 156 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 2.1 373% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0- CT51264BA160B M378B5173QH0- CT51264BA160B 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 48%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	956x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	865x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	163x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	69x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	63x

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