Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.4% 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)
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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120814
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 18:06
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 64 2-Core 131 57% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 304 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 35.5 22% 30.6 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 21.5 Splatting 34.4 23% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.0.3b Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 224 Write 122 Mixed 181 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 30.9 116% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 33.5 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 35.4 35% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 15GB free Firmware: CR100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 49 50 58 55 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 63.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 52.7 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 44%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 32 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 134 Write 90 Mixed 95 SusWrite 33.3 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 76%
Maxtor 6Y250M0 251GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 50GB free Firmware: YAR51KW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 32 34 34 33 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 49 Write 54.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 33.2 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 33%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 293GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 99 105 99 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 120 Write 73.5 Mixed 97 SusWrite 92.7 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 14 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 50%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 80% - Very good

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) $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