Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.3% 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	99.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 11:23
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 145 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 334 38% 297 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 41.2 26% 35.6 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 32.7 26% 31.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 317 293 276 271 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 314 Mixed 398 SusWrite 295 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 52.5 172% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 14.7 50% 116 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 81 Write 85.8 Mixed 65 SusWrite 85.3 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 182GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 107 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 84 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 108 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 126GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 111 117 116 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 101 Write 110 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 116 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 74%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 53GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 102 102 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 95.8 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 101 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-493.A 2x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	395x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	157x

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 $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