Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (11%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141021
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 143 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 437 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2134 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 61.7 57% 67.6 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 73.6 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 34GB free Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 371 Write 273 Mixed 268 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 35.7 119% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 44.5 40% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,604 Write 50.5 Mixed 84.7 656% 913 MB/s	4K Read 275 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.6 11,753% 92.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 165GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 85.2 Write 87.2 Mixed 54.5 95% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1 CL11-11-11 D3 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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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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