Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '18 at 17:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 120 58% 92 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 342 33% 273 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 66 63% 73.4 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 70.4 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th 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 19 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 21 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B4) Unknown 0 0 19 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 53 201863462952 (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 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 343504013 (F7) Unknown 100 100 5967061 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2864996	83.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 361 Mixed 398 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 33.5 117% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 53.5 58% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 100 35816424 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 48 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 193731 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 41 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (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 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 68 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 431 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 85899345949 (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 -98779952840689 (F1) Unknown 100 253 544317927 (F2) Unknown 100 253 85285832	99% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 163 Mixed 168 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 525GB free Firmware: CC91 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 192259772 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 646 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 11051 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2416942 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 313 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 132 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 584124545208 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 47 555089950 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 817 (C2) HDA temperature 30 53 60129542174 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 118 100 192259772 (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 -109495896243920 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2152300405 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2233900245	53.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 80.9 Mixed 104 74% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.47 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLH-8G Team-Elite-16 Team-Elite-16 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 667, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.9% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 9.5 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.5 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 35%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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	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	158x

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 $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) $30	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