Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 73 2-Core 126 58% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 416 41% 334 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1597 MHz, MLim: 2049 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 66.3 47% 67 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 64 Splatting 62.4 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S 2.5 128GB 3,907 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC7110E SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 244 267 267 261 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 336 Write 264 Mixed 186 SusWrite 253 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 24.2 82% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 32.2 29% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 95%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 102 103 105 102 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 269 Write 180 Mixed 210 SusWrite 101 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 30.7 104% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 36.8 34% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 662GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 101 101 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 107 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 99.7 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	AUS24AA ASUS VP249

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	852x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	393x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	278x
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	139x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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