Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56% 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)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 150 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 438 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 90.5 57% 73.2 fps	MRender 59.5 Gravity 59 Splatting 76 54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 1.8 16 30 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 70%
Generic Mass-Storage 4GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Read 5 Write 2 Mixed 3 SusWrite 3.6 4% 3.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX318C10FWK2/ 2x8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.3% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 32%

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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	942x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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