Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.9% 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	41.4% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 23:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 132 61% 97.6 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 416 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 74.1 52% 65.1 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 72.8 52% 61.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 216 71 34 67 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 466 Write 380 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 94.2 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 0.9 39% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 1 42% 99.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 63GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 70 70 71 60 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 68.1 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 464GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 134 130 129 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 129 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML4GX3M1A160 CML8GX3M2A160 CML4GX3M1A160 CML8GX3M2A160 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 51%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
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 $75Bench 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	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16