Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.7% 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	53.8% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 19:51
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 141 60% 98.4 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 431 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 1871 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	12.7% Very poor	Lighting 11.2 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 18.9 9% 20.3 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 30.4 20% 23 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 79 74 54 67 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 206 Write 315 Mixed 126 SusWrite 76.3 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 22.2 106% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 33.1 72% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 78%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 101 91 94 95 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.3% Above average	Read 244 Write 125 Mixed 184 SusWrite 93.8 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 89.6 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 103 79% 106 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 75%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 303GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 77.2 Write 73.3 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 69.2 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ F3-14900CL9-4 KHX1866C10D3/ F3-14900CL9-4 16GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 933, 800, 933, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 48%

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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	940x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	854x
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	158x

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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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