Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 09:39
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	13%

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-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 132 63% 100 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 305 34% 269 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 26,532 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40% Average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 62.8 38% 57.1 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 53.3 44% 54.6 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900P13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 190 85 88 89 88 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.9% Above average	Read 270 Write 194 Mixed 260 SusWrite 135 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 29.7 109% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 70.8 DQ Mixed 36 32% 46.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 434GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 79 79 81 78 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 96.5 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 78.2 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 127GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 79 79 81 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 69.9 Write 76.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 78.1 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 74%

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)	49.6% Average	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.2 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.6% 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	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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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