Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.3% 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	62.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 84.5 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 125 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 210 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 36.6 32% 35.4 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 35.3 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 106 113 113 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 369 Write 385 Mixed 318 SusWrite 109 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 32.3 123% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.2 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 51.7 43% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 129%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 241GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 114 113 110 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 110 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 98%
WD WD20EACS-11BHUB0 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 205GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 101 105 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 104 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 66%
ST2000DM001-1E61 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 165 182 147 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.9% Very good	Read 152 Write 130 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 159 168% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 271% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB 1,351 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 15.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 55%

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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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Total price: $366

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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