Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 24% 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39.9% 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	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '18 at 17:37
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 70.5 2-Core 135 59% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 400 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2202 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.9% Below average	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 82.7 27% 67.3 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 78.8 65% 79.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S400 120GB 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0202A SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 135 135 135 134 136 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 454 Write 245 Mixed 220 SusWrite 138 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 26.6 98% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 131 123% 193 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 97%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 245GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 91 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 90.7 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 F3-10666CL9-4 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.6 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%

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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	951x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	861x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	283x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	149x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16