Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.3% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 16:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 127 58% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 343 34% 276 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 61.2 58% 67.2 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 68.1 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 115 122 121 137 73 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 296 Write 124 Mixed 121 SusWrite 102 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 18 75% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 39.9 41% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 56%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 240GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 111 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 81 SusWrite 113 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2 1600 CL9 Seri F3-12800CL9-2 1600 CL9 Seri 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	956x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	865x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	163x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	142x
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	150x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	69x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	63x

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