Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.7% 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	62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 28 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 60.9 2-Core 94.9 53% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 377 37% 303 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.3% 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: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 52.9 35% 42 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 37.7 29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212T0RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 5314 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 744 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 55 (A8) Unknown 100 100 99 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1366 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 120 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 47 201864970269 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 63 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 20551 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13289 (F2) Unknown 253 253 24483 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	62.1% Good	Read 322 Write 338 Mixed 222 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 14.4 89% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 14.3 24% 43.4 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 160GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 181 5916 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4493 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7505 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1516 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 33849 (C2) HDA temperature 123 105 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.6% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 92.8 Mixed 92.5 70% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.24 99% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 84%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 156GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 4333 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2313 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 964 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 144 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8058 (C2) HDA temperature 120 103 27 (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	72.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 122 Mixed 110 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.24 87% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 86%
ASMT 2115 120GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 79GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 129 Mixed 122 166% 132 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 11.7 1,709% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 41.5 DQ Mixed 12.7 1,939% 26.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 246%

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	42.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.6 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.4% 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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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