Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 07:37
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 122 54% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 275 31% 245 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 144 17 118 29 102 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62% Good	Read 278 Write 111 Mixed 202 SusWrite 95.7 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 30 115% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 175 145% 206 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 91%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 133 134 134 135 131 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 131 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ KHX1600C10D3/ 20GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.7% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 9.4 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 3R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	13%	119	38	25	75	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 37: 3R 5G 7B

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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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	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	282x
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 $80Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16