Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.1% 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	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 02:05
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70 18,839 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 88.7 45% 69.2 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 174 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1580) 1.5GB Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 341.44 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 31.7 23% 34.3 fps	MRender 17.5 Gravity 22 Splatting 32 20% 23.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 1.7 4.2 69 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 366 Write 281 Mixed 273 SusWrite 34.1 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 15.2 66% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 0.2 16% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 97%
Seagate SSD 250GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 95GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 2.4 5.6 69 2.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 365 Write 339 Mixed 283 SusWrite 34.9 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 22.4 75% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 38.7 34% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 104%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 328GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 65 68 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 90 Write 89.8 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 66.9 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 65%
Hitachi HUA721075KLA330 750GB 2,229 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 205GB free Firmware: GK8OA74A SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 69 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 41 Write 44 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 66.8 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 47%
SSD2SC480G726A10 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 141GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 69 77 83 80 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 72 Mixed 110 SusWrite 79.4 128% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 13.8 909% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 19 1,274% 18.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x2GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.7% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 89%

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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%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
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 $75Bench 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	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16