Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '16 at 21:46
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 122 60% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 347 34% 279 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 2382) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.6909 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 19.1 17% 21.7 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 23.7 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z232 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 10 100 10 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 390 (A6) Unknown 100 100 9 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 60 (A9) Unknown 100 100 245 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 43 (AE) Unknown 100 100 68 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 100 231928234028 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 312 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3052 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1304 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1321	53.5% Above average	Read 455 Write 169 Mixed 237 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 3.97 69% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 26.2 50% 100 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 71%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387722666 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 214 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 336 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 74 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 214 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 193274773538 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 171 Mixed 161 130% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.06 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.25 111% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 154GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 63 212455748 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 497 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15824148 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1069 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 275 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 66 43 705822754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 517 (C2) HDA temperature 34 16 68719476770 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 8 1 212455748 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 51531017618315 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16138380469 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7435935811	89.1% Excellent	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 137 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.28 83% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 287GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 69.6 Write 63.7 Mixed 56.7 80% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.22 67% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 161GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 103 Write 60.8 Mixed 51.9 83% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.16 51% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 52GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 63.4 Write 69.3 Mixed 50.6 78% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.16 53% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 49%
Intenso Ultra Line 32GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 25GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	8.29% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 13.7 Mixed 6.32 17% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.55 4K Write 0.05 4K Mixed 0.16 20% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.29% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT 2x8GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 59%

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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	855x
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	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 $273	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 $179	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