Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.4% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	16.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 119 58% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 432 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Sapphire(174B 2015) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 34.9 24% 31.7 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 37.4 26% 30.2 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,894 Write 2,847 Mixed 2,988 720% 3,243 MB/s	4K Read 353 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 286 1,029% 293 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 668 489% 643 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba MK1655GSX H 120GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 14GB free Firmware: FG01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 40 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 54.5 Write 53 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 41 31% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 34%
Toshiba MK6034GSX 60GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 9GB free Firmware: AH10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.1 8.7 9 9.2 9.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	7.41% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 10 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 9.2 8% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.41% Great: 19%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$48 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 23GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 69 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 23.3 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 69.8 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 58GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 104 103 101 99 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 72 SusWrite 103 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 158GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 96 93 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 45 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 94.3 77% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 43%
Seagate BACKUP+ 80GB 30GB free, PID ab20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 29 29 30 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.3% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 29.4 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.6 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A16 Kingston 9905403-151.A CMZ16GX3M2A16 Kingston 9905403-151.A 20GB 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns

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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	941x
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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Value: 80% - Very good

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 $178	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