Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 08:00
Run Duration	1091 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 69.3 2-Core 120 60% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 401 39% 319 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 9460) CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Lighting 27 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.8 22% 32 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 73 93 90 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 56 Write 71.3 Mixed 56 SusWrite 80.3 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 176 179 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 154 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 177 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 149 159 160 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 159 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 153 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 891GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 112 109 109 111 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 107 Write 99.7 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 110 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 88%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$39 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 109 109 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 77 SusWrite 111 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 95.5 Write 86.7 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 37.2 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 98.5 Write 87 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 37.1 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 107%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 6.7 4.2 3.3 2.5 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 174 Write 134 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 4.8 115% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 73%
WL3000GS A6472E 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 112 113 113 109 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 99 SusWrite 111 164% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 146% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 65%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.2 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 75 SusWrite 1.6 111% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 54%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00AZ6B0 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 114 114 110 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48% Average	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 113 151% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 10,715 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	949x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	860x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	160x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16