Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '17 at 07:48
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 86 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 114 55% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 180 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 4% PwrHis(1787 6570) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Lighting 4.37 Reflection 5 Parallax 4.78 4% 4.72 fps	MRender 3.67 Gravity 4.17 Splatting 3.87 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 221 100 733 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1594 (A6) Unknown 100 100 20 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 72 (A9) Unknown 100 100 15 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 59 (AE) Unknown 100 100 181 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 100 184683593764 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6277 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3264 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6806	52.5% Above average	Read 398 Write 343 Mixed 226 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 3.12 52% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 33 DQ Mixed 5.47 11% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 455GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9942 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5253 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1908 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 178 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 44294 (C2) HDA temperature 112 105 31 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 99 99 1040 (F1) Unknown 200 200 14086761639 (F2) Unknown 200 200 20191619291	84.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 142 Mixed 111 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 2.68 4K Mixed 0.34 135% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 240GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 92 (03) Spinup time 121 121 12897353918 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7407 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6075 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2778 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7419 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7419 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 197569675295 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 6 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 99.1 Mixed 24.9 53% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.25 76% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%
Seagate USB 320GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 47GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 30 Mixed 25.4 37% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.33 66% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 DDR3 2x4GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 53%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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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	855x
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	159x

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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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