Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.91% 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	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140909
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '17 at 00:46
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 88.2 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 93.7 51% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 165 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 171 11% 171 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7750 22,655 User benchmarks, average bench 8% XFX(1682 3246) 1GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.91% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 13.5 8% 12.4 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 9.03 Splatting 16 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.91% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 5368710018717 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1341 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1338 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 112 112 71602080 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1338 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 245059 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 47 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 245059 (F2) Unknown 100 100 219739 (F9) Unknown 100 100 8325	59.3% Above average	Read 484 Write 149 Mixed 235 63% 290 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 13 99% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 84 DQ Mixed 12.5 22% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 488GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 194 1225 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 12 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 68 454492187 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 25 (C2) HDA temperature 116 111 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	81.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 138 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.33 4K Write 2.68 4K Mixed 0.26 134% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 149GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 163 3733 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5054 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17991 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3743 (C2) HDA temperature 115 91 35 (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 200 253 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.1% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 59.3 Mixed 52.1 42% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.39 93% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 32%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 56 47 229925380 (03) Spinup time 99 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8402 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 332 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 561627660 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30269 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 82 82 18534 (C2) HDA temperature 39 65 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 56 46 229925380 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 192 10 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	19.4% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 33.9 Mixed 42.6 28% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.31 74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	33.8% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9.3 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 44%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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 $38Bench 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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Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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