Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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	7.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141229
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '18 at 04:00
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 69 2-Core 122 57% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 332 33% 267 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 40.1 29% 35.6 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.2 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd 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 13071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1137 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 435 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048614 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 270 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 197569937444 (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 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4016 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1636 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9149 (F4) Unknown 100 100 16 (F5) Unknown 100 100 38 (F6) Unknown 100 100 577344	54.1% Above average	Read 197 Write 331 Mixed 216 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 12.8 80% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 14.9 24% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 440GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 191297800 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1313 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 166080471 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9272 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1270 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BC) Unknown 100 99 11 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 572325921 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 11 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 305 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 506826 (C2) HDA temperature 33 49 38654705697 (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 -87922275507384 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4070908492 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1191406106 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	55.9% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 99.9 Mixed 31.8 55% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.79 4K Mixed 0.13 51% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 58%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 29GB free Firmware: ST1OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 121 (03) Spinup time 109 109 17194811622 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7100 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 25641 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6416 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 7144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 7144 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 249109741605 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 143553	53.7% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 99.9 Mixed 24.2 51% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0- Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C M378B5273CH0- Kingston 9905403-439.A 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 44%

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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