Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 23:04
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 131 58% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 399 40% 323 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 52 51% 58.3 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 71.3 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 154 Write 86.8 Mixed 73.2 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 10.1 42% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 9.4 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 26.1 16% 17 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 77 73 85 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 91.2 Write 93.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 82.6 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 58%
WD WD3200AVCS-632DY1 320GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 31GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 47.2 Write 45.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 49.6 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 50%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 26GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 53 79 70 73 82 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 63.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 73.2 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 96GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 62 Write 74.7 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 75.1 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 60%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 27GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 5.1 7 7.2 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	7.09% Terrible	Read 30.2 Write 24.7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 7 22% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.09% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF25664AZ-1 Corsair CMV8GX3M1A160 RMR1870EF48E8 14GB 667, 800, 667, 533 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.8% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.37 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns

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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	943x
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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Total price: $366

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