Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.3% 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	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141007
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '18 at 14:38
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 140 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 344 38% 300 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 81.9 55% 73.5 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 59 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10382 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 305 (B1) Unknown 79 79 102 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 44 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 104 (F1) Unknown 99 99 26960650904	68.5% Good	Read 455 Write 253 Mixed 257 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 22.4 98% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 43.7 54% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 110%
Maxtor 6B160M0 164GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 129GB free Firmware: BANC1B70 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 208 176 16580 (04) Start/Stop count 244 244 18395 (05) Reallocated sector count 250 245 31 (06) Read channel margin 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 243 0 (08) Seek timer performance 251 235 34671 (09) Power-on hours count 128 128 60266 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 212 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 235 235 7168 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 253 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 252 6119 (C4) Reallocation count 250 250 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 248 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 249 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 251 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 229 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 212 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 252 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 239 239 170 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0	29.4% Poor	Read 47 Write 54.2 Mixed 52.6 39% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 3.57 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 33%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 31GB free Firmware: 04.01G04 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 187 180 1616 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10830 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22208 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4182 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 570 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 59 59 423120 (C2) HDA temperature 113 96 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	18.5% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 27.4 Mixed 43.9 28% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.31 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 34%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 29GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 64 (03) Spinup time 141 139 3941 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5485 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 33268 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1586 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 617 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4869 (C2) HDA temperature 103 82 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.1% Average	Read 67.8 Write 71.6 Mixed 62.9 51% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.31 79% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 69%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 19GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 128 2250 (04) Start/Stop count 1 1 453447 (05) Reallocated sector count 190 190 76 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 41754 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4134 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 6314 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1038 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 2408613 (C2) HDA temperature 107 81 36 (C4) Reallocation count 196 196 4 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	21% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 39.5 28% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.29 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 F3-14900CL9-4 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 45%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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