Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.4% 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	40.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '17 at 17:41
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 86.2 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 114 56% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 187 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 48 Parallax 48.8 33% 45.6 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 35.9 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7736 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1755 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 90 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 32976967504270 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 83 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	40.1% Average	Read 387 Write 192 Mixed 258 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 6.64 42% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 6.51 8% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 62GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 86806390 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9980 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 393449312 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18442 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 3274 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 9 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 52 386990103 (C2) HDA temperature 23 48 34359738391 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 22 86806390 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 43177306255232 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3554688228 (F2) Unknown 100 253 943809745	53.9% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 90.7 Mixed 64.9 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.32 75% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 59GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 27490176 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1788 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 80916182 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10443 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1378 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 79 50 4648337429 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 93 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 32 32 136169 (C2) HDA temperature 21 50 -140737488355307 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 947 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 138693083928485 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26937050733 (F2) Unknown 100 253 37668864249	109% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 170 Mixed 157 134% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.32 85% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 56GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 139 (03) Spinup time 115 115 25791758670 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7443 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 129 129 30 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 27592 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3493 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7675 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7675 (C2) HDA temperature 250 250 227633791000 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 643	43.7% Average	Read 68.1 Write 84 Mixed 69.3 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 16 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 50%

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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	939x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	852x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	393x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	180x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	157x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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