Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.9% 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	31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 20:44
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 142 60% 99.3 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 440 42% 349 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% PwrHis(1787 2002) 2GB CLim: 1123 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Lighting 24.1 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 29.1 20% 28.2 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 33.9 23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G 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 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2016 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 769 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 95 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048615 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 304 (C2) HDA temperature 66 60 171799871522 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1917 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3442 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4271 (F4) Unknown 100 100 16 (F5) Unknown 100 100 39 (F6) Unknown 100 100 383664	31.8% Below average	Read 346 Write 178 Mixed 297 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 6.16 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 2.9 20% 7.09 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 38.4 DQ Mixed 4.94 11% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 83%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 53GB free Firmware: SC23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 157849592 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1452 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 177511811 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4514 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1379 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 68 61 555024416 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 333 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1465 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 68719476768 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.8% Good	Read 109 Write 131 Mixed 140 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.13 65% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 29GB free Firmware: SD28 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 92 222686306 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4786 (05) Reallocated sector count 83 83 352 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 152364505 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 16758 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1618 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 16 16 84 (BC) Unknown 100 253 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 571932706 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 277 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 29373 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 73014444066 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 35 222686306 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	38% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 67.5 Mixed 59.9 48% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.27 75% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A133 CMV4GX3M1A133 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ Kingston KHX1600C10D3/ 16GB 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.3% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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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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