Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.4% 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)
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 12:13
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 142 60% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 397 41% 331 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 72 Parallax 88.6 59% 77.5 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 58.3 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,502 Write 2,852 Mixed 2,909 687% 3,088 MB/s	4K Read 228 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 159 621% 174 MB/s	DQ Read 549 DQ Write 377 DQ Mixed 484 356% 470 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 181GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 59 Write 37.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 85.7 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 59%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 396GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 62 62 62 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 59.5 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 61.2 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B CL9-9-9 D3-13 CT51264BA160B Kingston 99U5402-031.A 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 667, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

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

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
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	157x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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