Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.8% 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	44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 28 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 51.2 2-Core 114 52% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 376 37% 302 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 58.8 39% 47.3 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 42.4 32% 38.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212T0RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 5009 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 679 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 55 (A8) Unknown 100 100 96 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1366 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 17 (AE) Unknown 100 100 112 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 47 201864970273 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 56 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 18337 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12245 (F2) Unknown 253 253 21949 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	44.9% Average	Read 343 Write 335 Mixed 293 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 8.46 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 6.55 29% 9.87 MB/s	DQ Read 28.4 DQ Write 66 DQ Mixed 16.8 22% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 387GB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 8595 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2476 (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 91 91 3925 (0A) Spinup retry count 149 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 713 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 158 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3108 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 253404512288 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 96 96 1647 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 569 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 190GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 180 5825 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1640 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2907 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 491 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3948 (C2) HDA temperature 121 108 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	66.2% Good	Read 109 Write 121 Mixed 61.8 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.25 90% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 179GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 175 6066 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1021 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2116 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 332 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2363 (C2) HDA temperature 122 108 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	43.4% Average	Read 71.4 Write 79.9 Mixed 77 57% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.19 55% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 KHX1600C10D3/ 9905403-559.A KHX1600C10D3/ 28GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.3% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.3% 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 $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	157x

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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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