Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 00:41
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 130 61% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 283 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 36.8 31% 34.6 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 36.2 Splatting 35.4 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 257 318 16 17 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 433 Write 381 Mixed 354 SusWrite 151 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 27.8 85% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 173 154% 233 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 569GB free Firmware: HPH3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 178 179 180 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 178 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 176 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 339GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 132 132 129 131 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 164 Write 150 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 130 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 7.4 6.9 7.3 6.1 7 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	8.51% Terrible	Read 31 Write 8 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 6.5 14% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 2.4 115% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.51% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 554 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 9.9 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.4 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	940x
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	158x

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