Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.3% 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	46.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120814
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '18 at 12:00
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 61.6 2-Core 116 54% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 189 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.3% Poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 54.2 17% 33.9 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 41.6 35% 42.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 99GB free Firmware: MU01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 542 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 942 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 25 (A3) Unknown 100 100 342 (94) Unknown 100 100 87221 (95) Unknown 100 100 1261 (96) Unknown 100 100 1087 (97) Unknown 100 100 1229 (A4) Unknown 100 100 41269 (A5) Unknown 100 100 71 (A6) Unknown 100 100 11 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33127621787672 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 123145 (F2) Unknown 100 100 250749 (F5) Unknown 100 100 243745 (F6) Unknown 100 100 174442 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	36.3% Below average	Read 297 Write 168 Mixed 161 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 8 43% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 41.2 DQ Mixed 8.52 14% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14082 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1957 (B1) Unknown 88 88 145 (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 75 60 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 125 (EB) Unknown 99 99 40 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41225952228	46.1% Average	Read 319 Write 234 Mixed 184 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 10.5 60% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.2 DQ Write 41.5 DQ Mixed 15.9 18% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 793GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 67217384 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7200 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 206522069 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14426 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1891 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 81 64 319881235 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 71 71 59113 (C2) HDA temperature 19 40 47244640275 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -130412386970610 (F1) Unknown 100 253 38436721512 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12335862999	72% Very good	Read 89 Write 161 Mixed 84.2 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 4.02 4K Mixed 0.22 135% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 112%
WD VelociRaptor 250GB-$35 3,015 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 159GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 156 153 1191 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5700 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14826 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1947 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5665 (C2) HDA temperature 123 107 20 (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	73.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 80.8 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.15 4K Write 3.97 4K Mixed 0.4 166% 1.84 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	22.5% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 2 SC Write 2.8 SC Mixed 5.9 10% 3.57 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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