Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	20.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 15:24
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 123 57% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 287 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8460) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.93% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 2.92 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 2.67 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 2.04 2% 2.34 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.93% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 246 173 130 91 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 319 Write 273 Mixed 140 SusWrite 165 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 24.4 85% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 90.6 DQ Mixed 31 32% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 91%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 104GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 317 300 292 289 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 323 Write 285 Mixed 209 SusWrite 301 63% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 8.2 70% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 98.1 DQ Mixed 10.9 24% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 438GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 144 148 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 140 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 148 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 98 98 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 93.4 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 96.4 111% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A186 CMY8GX3M2A186 CMZ8GX3M2A186 CMY8GX3M2A186 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.2% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 45%

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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	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 $76Bench 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

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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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16