Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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)
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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 13:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 143 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 388 38% 310 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 61.1 39% 46.7 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 38.7 32% 38.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,012 Write 2,655 Mixed 2,529 609% 2,732 MB/s	4K Read 206 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 144 566% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 396 312% 438 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 892GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 216 215 215 216 214 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 83.4 Write 182 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 214 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 391% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%

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

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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	947x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	858x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	397x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
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 $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16