Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.2% 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	69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '23 at 01:21
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 128 58% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 287 30% 244 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 66 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 64.5 55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 194 166 217 180 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 467 Write 415 Mixed 407 SusWrite 204 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 29.5 94% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 87.8 94% 162 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 129%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 24GB free Firmware: CS900208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 63 111 15 12 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 367 Write 248 Mixed 271 SusWrite 54.4 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 3.7 53% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 27.3 DQ Mixed 20.5 34% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 91%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 182GB free Firmware: V0915A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 214 297 325 365 363 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37% Below average	Read 39.3 Write 120 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 280 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 12.3 51% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 43 40% 59.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 102%
HGST HTS 545050A7E380 500GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 263GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 21 22 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 50.7 Write 23 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 21.8 35% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 18% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Ser 1866 CL10 Ser Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0DF3 SAMSUNG

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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	956x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	865x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	163x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	69x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	63x

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