Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 17:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	7%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 141 61% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 429 42% 346 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS330 120GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP710PE0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 711 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 191 (A3) Unknown 100 100 36 (A4) Unknown 100 100 14 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2643375613	37.9% Below average	Read 164 Write 200 Mixed 209 43% 191 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 5.57 66% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 5.95 DQ Mixed 3.44 6% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 72%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 228GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 2 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897353915 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1374 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6344 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1337 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1391 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1391 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 214748758041 (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 0	87.3% Excellent	Read 154 Write 151 Mixed 100 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.18 67% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 17GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 61.8 Mixed 65 79% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.19 68% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4 CT51264BA160B F3-12800CL9-4 12GB 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.9% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns

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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	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 $132	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