Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.2% 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	96% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 21:45
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 125 57% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 269 31% 241 Pts	64-Core 266 16% 266 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 31.6 30% 37.6 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 28.5 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 363 329 320 322 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 440 Mixed 383 SusWrite 337 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 43.4 145% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 262 196% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 2.2 Write 139 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 180 59% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 124 121 122 124 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 116 Write 124 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 120 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 84%
Mass Storage Device 250GB 1,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 100GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 33.4 Write 25.8 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 30.7 40% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 12.9 948% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 15 1,101% 15 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB 2,237 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% 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	940x
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	279x
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 $273	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 $177	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